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Litra

Features

Issuer Katane (Sicily)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 464 BC - 450 BC
Value Litra (1)
Currency Litra
Composition Srebro
Weight 0.70 g
Diameter 12 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
430257
References BMC Greek# 9-10
British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).
, SNG Ashmolean# 1703
Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes).
, SNG ANS 3# 1237
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.
, HGC 2# 587
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.
, Boehringer Katane# Li 3
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.
, Mirone# 28
Salvatore Mirone. “Le monete dell’ antica Catana” = “The coins of ancient Catana” (2 articles).
, Jameson# 535
Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent​, Paris, France (4 volumes).

Obverse

Łysa i brodata głowa Silenosa w prawo.Automatically translated

Reverse

Piorun ze skrzydłami i wolutami powyżej; poniżej wolut, gorytos.Automatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΚΑΤ ΑΝΕ

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Litra
© British Museum, 1852,0222.6
0.822 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 42, 9
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Picture 1 of the example of Litra
© British Museum, G1874,0715.31
0.706 g
BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 42, 10
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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Litra
Nomos AG
Auction 24
Lot 17 Internet Archive 		22 May 2022 XF USD 2787.84
(CHF 2200.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
Picture 1 of a sold Litra
CNG
Electronic Auction 445
Lot 38 Internet Archive 		5 Jun 2019 VF USD 150.00
(+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
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