8 Litrai - Fifth Democracy

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Period	Fifth Democracy (214 BC - 212 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	214 BC - 212 BC
Value	8 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	6.77 g
Diameter	22.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 189979
References	HGC 2# 1414 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. , McClean# 2958 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , Gulbenkian# 359 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Burnett Enna# 28, 30 Andrew Burnett; 1983. The Enna Hoard and the Silver Coinage of the Syracusan Democracy. Société suisse de numismatique = Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft.

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Obverse

Head of Athena left, wearing single-pendant earring, necklace, aegis, and crested Corinthian helmet decorated with griffin flying on the bowl

Reverse

Winged thunderbolt. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ above, ΥΑ/Σ-Λ in two lines below

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
ΥΑ
Σ Λ

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

BAR Issue 88.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (214 BC - 212 BC)												Burnett, Enna 28 - YA/Σ
ND (214 BC - 212 BC)												Burnett, Enna 30 - YA/Σ-Λ

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	CNG Auction 117 Lot 57	19 May 2021	ND (214 BC - 212 BC) – Burnett, Enna 28 - YA/Σ	VF	USD 2500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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	CNG Triton XXIII Lot 148	14 Jan 2020	ND (214 BC - 212 BC) – Burnett, Enna 30 - YA/Σ-Λ	XF	USD 6600.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Auction 106 Lot 57	13 Sep 2017	ND (214 BC - 212 BC) – Burnett, Enna 30 - YA/Σ-Λ	VF	USD 1900.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.