Drachm

Features

Issuer	Katane (Sicily)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	420 BC - 413 BC
Value	Drachm (5)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Srebro
Weight	4.19 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 565324
References	BMC Greek# 36 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Jameson# 553 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , de Luynes# 904 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , BostonMFA# 267 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Hirsch# 340 Paul Naster; 1959. La collection Lucien de Hirsch. Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (2 volumes). , HGC 2# 580 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. , Consul Weber# 569 Jacob Hirsch. Sammlung Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber. Munich, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).

Obverse

(en) Fast quadriga galloping right, driven by charioteer holding kentron and reins; above, Nike flying left to crown him. In exergue, KATANAIΩN.

Script: grecki

Lettering: KATANAIΩN

Reverse

(en) Horned head of the young river god Amenanus, facing three-quarters right; at sides, two tunny swimming upwards.

Mint

Catana, Sicily, modern-day Catania, Italy

Comments

(en)

Rizzo pl. XIV, 12.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (420 BC - 413 BC)							$ 3000

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Examples of the type

BMC Greek (Sicily) p. 48, 36

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de Luynes 904

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Roma Numismatics Auction XXV Lot 103	22 Sep 2022	VF	USD 2955.82 (GBP 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Bertolami Fine Arts E-Auction 92 Lot 292	2 Oct 2020	VF	USD 1612.26 (GBP 1200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Bertolami Fine Arts
	Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 67 Lot 87	11 Jul 2019	VF	Unsold
© Bertolami Fine Arts
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 124 Lot 52	23 Jun 2021	VF	USD 15 211.48 (CHF 12 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Gemini Auction VIII Lot 11	14 Apr 2011	VF	USD 14 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Gemini Numismatic Auctions LLC
	Gemini Auction VI Lot 25	10 Jan 2010	VF	Unsold
Ex NAC 13, 1998, 337
© Gemini Numismatic Auctions LLC
	Heritage Auctions 2018 January 7 - 8 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York 3061 Lot 29026	7 Jan 2018	VF (NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 4/5)	Unsold
© Heritage Auctions
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 151 Lot 82	9 Oct 2006	VF	USD 2557.16 (EUR 2200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex LHS Numismatik Auction 95, 25.10.2005, lot 496
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 60 Lot 166	22 May 2002	VF	USD 4500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Triton I (2-3 December 1997), lot 247
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.