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Features

Issuer	Katane (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	216 BC - 206 BC
Currency	Litra
Composition	Bronze
Weight	5.31 g
Diameter	20 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 565134
References	BMC Greek# 64 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , CNS# 24 Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , HGC 2# 610 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. , Mirone# 137 Salvatore Mirone. “Le monete dell’ antica Catana” = “The coins of ancient Catana” (2 articles).

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Obverse

Laureate head of Apollo right.

Reverse

Aphrodite standing to left, with dove on her outstretched hand; Π (mark of value) to left.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
KATANAIΩN
Π

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (216 BC - 206 BC)

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