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Features

Issuer Katane (Sicily)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 216 BC - 206 BC
Currency Litra
Composition Bronze
Weight 1.9 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
565100
References BMC Greek# 59-60
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, CNS# 23
Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes).
, SNG Copenhagen# 188
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).
, HGC 2# 627
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.
, Puglisi# 141
Mariangela Puglisi; 2009. La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo: Circolazione e funzione della moneta = Sicily from Dionysius I to Sextus Pompey. DiScAM, Messina, Italy.
, SNG Delepierre# 3723
Hélène Nicolet-Pierre, Georges Le Rider; 1983. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, France / Volume 1. Bibliothèque nationale de France: Collection Jean et Marie Delepierre. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France.
, Mirone# 126-127
Salvatore Mirone. “Le monete dell’ antica Catana” = “The coins of ancient Catana” (2 articles).
, Weber# 1277
Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).
, Hirsch# 351-353
Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes).

Obverse

Jugate busts of Serapis, laureate and wearing atef crown, and Isis, wearing Isis headdress.

Reverse

Two grain ears.

Script: Greek

Lettering: KATANAIΩN

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

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ND (216 BC - 206 BC)  Photo $ 64

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Æ
© British Museum, RPK,p230E.11.Cat
3.4 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 51, 59
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Picture 1 of the example of Æ
© British Museum, TC,p63.21.Cat
1.7 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 51, 60
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Æ
Bertolami Fine Arts
E-Auction 77
Lot 273
Internet Archive
1 Dec 2019 VF USD 228.54
(GBP 170.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ
Bertolami Fine Arts
E-Auction 310
Lot 123
Internet Archive
23 Sep 2024 F USD 34.89
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ
Bertolami Fine Arts
E-Auction 304
Lot 193
Internet Archive
20 Jun 2024 F USD 93.05
(EUR 80.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ
Roma Numismatics
E-Sale 78
Lot 174
Internet Archive
17 Dec 2020 F Unsold
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