Hemilitron
Features
| Issuer |
Katane
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 450 BC - 413 BC |
| Value | Hemilitron (½) |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.43 g |
| Diameter | 10 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 564482 |
| References | BMC Greek# 11 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).Hyla A. Troxell; 1975. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 3. Bruttium-Sicily 1 (Abacaenum-Eryx). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Buceti# 19 Giuseppe Buceti; 2010. Monete, storia e topografia della Sicilia greca. Plectica, Messina, Italy. Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara) / Volume 2: Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.Salvatore Mirone. “Le monete dell’ antica Catana” = “The coins of ancient Catana” (2 articles). |
Obverse
Head of Silenos to right.
Reverse
Winged thunderbolt.
Script: Greek
Lettering: Κ Α
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (450 BC - 413 BC) | 
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$ 260 | $ 1300 | ||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
Past sales
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Nomos AG Auction 29 Lot 617 
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5 Nov 2023 | XF |
USD 3285.62
(CHF 2600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Nomos AG obolos 26 Lot 29
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18 Dec 2022 | XF |
USD 1263.70
(CHF 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Nomos AG obolos 7 Lot 12
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9 Jul 2017 | XF |
USD 480.21
(CHF 380.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Ex ACR Auctions 24 (22.6.2016) lot 133 |
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
CNGElectronic Auction 436 Lot 74
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23 Jan 2019 | VF |
USD 150.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 21 Lot 24
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7 Sep 2014 | VF |
USD 325.10
(EUR 280.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatik Naumann GmbH | |||||
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Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 11 Lot 21
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29 Dec 2013 | VF |
USD 255.43
(EUR 220.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatik Naumann GmbH | |||||
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Gorny & Mosch Auction 204 Lot 1129
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5 Mar 2012 | VF |
USD 348.32
(EUR 300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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