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Hexas

Features

Issuer Katane (Sicily)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 211 BC - 204 BC
Value Hexas (⅙)
Currency Litra
Composition Brąz
Weight 3.15 g
Diameter 17 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
357996
References BMC Greek# 68-69
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, SNG ANS 3# 1278-1283
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 Copenhagen# 193
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).
, CNS# 25
Romolo Calciati. Corpus nummorum siculorum. Edizioni G.M., Milan, Italy (3 volumes).
, Virzi# 837
. The Tom Virzi Collection of Greek Bronzes.
, HGC 2# 612
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.
, SNG Morcom# 563
Martin Jessop Price, John Morcom; 1995. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 10. The John Morcom collection of western Greek bronze coins. Oxford University Press, Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
, Mirone# 141-142
Salvatore Mirone. “Le monete dell’ antica Catana” = “The coins of ancient Catana” (2 articles).

Obverse

Laureat z głową Apolla w prawo.Automatically translated

Reverse

(en) Aphrodite standing to right, with dove on her outstretched hand; II (mark of value) to right.

Script: grecki

Lettering: KATANAIΩN

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (211 BC - 204 BC)  Photo $ 64

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Hexas Picture 2 of the example of Hexas
© British Museum, 2024,4005.322
15 mm2.05 g 11h
SNG Morcom 563
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Picture 1 of the example of Hexas
© British Museum, TC,p63.18.Cat
3.4 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 52, 68
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Picture 1 of the example of Hexas
© British Museum, EH,p163.6.Cat
3.44 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 52, 69
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Hexas
Bertolami Fine Arts
Auction 309
Lot 344
Internet Archive
26 Sep 2024 VF USD 69.67
(EUR 60.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Hexas
Roma Numismatics
The Anders Collection
Lot 325
Internet Archive
8 Sep 2022 VF USD 80.54
(GBP 60.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Hexas
Emporium Hamburg
Alpha Auction 5
Lot 23
Internet Archive
3 Jan 2021 VF USD 58.06
(EUR 50.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Hexas
Roma Numismatics
E-Sale 76
Lot 47
Internet Archive
5 Nov 2020 VF USD 46.98
(GBP 35.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Hexas
CNG
Electronic Auction 367
Lot 62
Internet Archive
27 Jan 2016 VF USD 75.00
(+ buyer's premium)

Ex Thomas Virzi Collection = Virzi 837

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