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Litra

Features

Issuer Katane (Sicily)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 430 BC - 415 BC
Value Litra (1)
Currency Litra
Composition Srebro
Weight 0.65 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
169040
References BMC Greek# 45
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, SNG ANS 3# 1264
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.
, SNG Lloyd# 911
Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes).
, Mirone# 83-85
Salvatore Mirone. “Le monete dell’ antica Catana” = “The coins of ancient Catana” (2 articles).
, Boehringer Katane# Li 5
Christof Boehringer; 1982. “Kataneische Probleme: Silberne Kleinstmünzen” = “Problems of Catana: Small Silver Coins”, Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Numismatics, Vol. I: Ancient Numismatics, pages 71-83.
, HGC 2# 589
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.

Obverse

Głowa Selinosa po prawejAutomatically translated

Reverse

Piorun uskrzydlony w pozycji pionowej z dwiema tarczami po bokachAutomatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

Comments

Rizzo pl. XIV 19.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (430 BC - 415 BC)  Photo $ 430

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Litra
© British Museum, RPK,p229D.1.Cat
0.81 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 49, 45
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Litra
Nomos AG
Auction 1
Lot 21
Internet Archive
6 May 2009 XF USD 10 140.99
(CHF 8000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Litra
CNG
Electronic Auction 502
Lot 44
Internet Archive
20 Oct 2021 VF USD 425.00
(+ buyer's premium)

Ex Dutch Numismatic Auction 4 (10 November 2019), lot 8; Emporium Hamburg 72 (13 November 2014), lot 90

Picture 1 of a sold Litra
CNG
Auction 94
Lot 85
Internet Archive
18 Sep 2013 VF USD 300.00
(+ buyer's premium)

Ex Berk BBS 174 (10 May 2011), lot 74; Gemini VII (9 January 2011), lot 91

Picture 1 of a sold Litra
CNG
Mail Bid Sale 81
Lot 137
Internet Archive
20 May 2009 VF USD 750.00
(+ buyer's premium)
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