15 Litrai - Hicetas II

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Tyrant	Hicetas (Ικέτας) (289 BC - 279 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	287 BC - 278 BC
Value	15 Litrai
Currency	Litra
Composition	Silver
Weight	12.63 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 407601
References	SNG ANS 5# 754 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. , SNG Lloyd# 1524 var. Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG Lockett# 1008 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , AMB Basel# 517 var. Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland. , Gulbenkian# 346-347 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Jameson# 872 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , HGC 2# 1349 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.

Obverse

Head of Kore left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace; bee to right.

Reverse

Nike, holding kentron in extended right hand, reins in left, driving fast quadriga left; star of eight rays above, ΣYPAKOΣIΩN in exergue.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

Comments

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (287 BC - 278 BC)							$ 17 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 96 Lot 1029	6 Oct 2016	VF	USD 21 353.40 (CHF 17 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Auction 93 Lot 80	22 May 2013	VF	USD 12 000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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