Tetras Campanian mercenaries

Features

Issuer	Katane (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	339 BC - 338 BC
Value	Tetras (⅓)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Bronze
Weight	7.97 g
Diameter	15 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 565139
References	SNG ANS 3# 1271 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. , CNS# 2B Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes). , HGC 2# 623 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.

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Obverse

Wreathed head of nymph left.

Reverse

Owl standing left, head facing.

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

Comments

Castrizio 2.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (339 BC - 338 BC)							$ 120

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Astarte Web Auction 10 Lot 75	20 Jul 2025	VF	USD 113.12 (CHF 90.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Electronic Auction 327 Lot 450	28 May 2014	VF	USD 130.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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