5 Litrai

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Tyrant	Agathocles (317 BC - 304 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	310 BC - 305 BC
Value	5 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Elektrum
Weight	0.75 g
Diameter	8.5 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 407935
References	SNG ANS 5# 620 Denyse Bérend; 1988. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 5. Sicily 3 (Syracuse-Siceliotes). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , BMC Greek# 270-271 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , HGC 2# 1296 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 Lloyd# 1436 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG Newnham Davis# 76 Edward George Spencer-Churchill; 1936. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 1.2. The Newnham Davis Coins in the Wilson Collection of Classical and Eastern Antiquities: Marischal College, Aberdeen. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Głowa Aretuzy po prawej, włosy w sphendone, w kolczyku i naszyjniku z jednym wisiorkiem. Automatically translated

Reverse

Ośmiornica. Automatically translated

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

Monety elektrum w Syrakuzach zostały zbadane przez Jenkinsa i podzielone na cztery nominały i grupy, przy czym typ nimfy / ośmiornicy jest najmniej zarejestrowanym z nominałów. Jenkins przypisał ten typ do pierwszej grupy ze względu na stosunkowo wysoki procent złota obecny w badanych przykładach. Użycie ośmiornicy jest interesujące, ponieważ pojawiła się ona w dużej ilości na drobnych monetach z brązu Dionysiosa I na początku IV wieku pne, ale poza tym była rzadko spotykana w innych monetach miasta.

Istnieją pewne spory co do wartości syrakuzańskich electrum i mogą one być wymienione w podwójnej wartości. Jenkins twierdzi, że "wartości zwykle podawane dla elektrum Syrakuz są około dwa razy większe niż prawdziwe", ponieważ są one o połowę lżejsze od elektrum Kartaginy.

Jenkins, Electrum, Grupa A; BAR wydanie 12.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

The electrum coinage at Syracuse was studied by Jenkins and broken into four denominations and groups, the type of the nymph/octopus being the least recorded of the denominations. Jenkins attributed this type to the first group on account of the relatively high gold percentage present in the studied examples. The use of the octopus is interesting in that it appeared heavily on the minor bronze coinage of Dionysios I during the early 4th century BC, but was otherwise seldom-seen elsewhere in the city’s coinage.

There is some contention about the value of Syracuse electrum and they may be listed at double their value. Jenkins claims that the "the values usually stated for the Syracuse electrum are about twice the true ones" as they are about half the weight of Carthaginian electrums.

Jenkins, Electrum, Group A; BAR issue 12.

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Undetermined
ND (310 BC - 305 BC)							$ 2800

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatik Naumann GmbH Auction 142 Lot 40	7 Jul 2024	VF	USD 2792.67 (EUR 2400.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatik Naumann GmbH
	CNG Auction 100 Lot 15	7 Oct 2015	VF	USD 1600.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Heritage Auctions 2010 January Signature World Coin Auction 3008 Lot 21234	4 Jan 2010	VF	USD 690.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	CNG Auction 127 Lot 50	17 Sep 2024	F	USD 3000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.