50 Litrai - Dionysius I

Features

Issuer	Syracuse (Sicily)
Tyrant	Dionysius I the Elder (405 BC - 367 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	400 BC - 370 BC
Value	Decadrachm (50)
Currency	Litra
Composition	Gold
Weight	2.86 g
Diameter	11 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 407925
References	SNG ANS 5# 347 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. , HGC 2# 1281 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. , Weber# 1610 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , BostonMFA# 436 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Jameson# 1918 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , de Luynes# 1239 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Gillet# 704 . Charles Gillet Collection. , Bement# 507 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes). , Warren# 354 Kurt Regling; 1906. Die griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany (2 volumes). , Harrison Woodward# 130 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson; 1928. Ancient Greek coins in the possession of William Harrison Woodward. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Head of young male (Anapos?) left; ΣYPA to left, barley grain to right.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣYPA

Reverse

Horse prancing right on exergue line inscribed ΣYPAKOΣIΩN; all within shallow incuse square.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣYPAKOΣIΩN

Mint

Syracuse, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (400 BC - 370 BC)								$ 10 000

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SNG ANS 347

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 138 Lot 85	18 May 2023	XF	USD 12 686.19 (CHF 10 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Ars-Classica sale XII, 1926, 939
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Triton XIX Lot 60	5 Jan 2016	XF	USD 6500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex ANS, Leggett, Woodward and Weber collections = Woodward 130 = Weber 1610
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.