Dekadrachm - Hicetas
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Features
| Issuer |
Syracuse
(Sicily)  |
|---|---|
| Tyrant |
Hicetas (Ικέτας) (289 BC - 279 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 279 BC - 278 BC |
| Value | Decadrachm (50) |
| Currency | Litra |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.27 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 475827 |
| References | BMC Greek# – British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).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. , Jameson# –Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Gulbenkian# – Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Head of Persephone to left, wearing wreath of grain, pendant earring an pearl necklace. Behind neck, cornucopiae.
Script: Greek
Lettering: ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Reverse
Nike, holding goad in her right hand and reins in her left, driving biga rushing to right. Above, thunderbolt; Φ before horses, K below.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
Φ
K
ΕΠΙ ΙΚΕΤΑ
Mint
Syracuse, ItalyComments
Buttrey, 'The Morgantina Gold Hoard and the Coinage of Hicetas' in NC 13, 1973, pp. 6-7, otherwise unpublished.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (279 BC - 278 BC) | 
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$ 6100 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roma Numismatics Auction XVIII Lot 537 
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29 Sep 2019 | XF |
USD 4002.34
(GBP 3000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Auctiones eAuction 13 Lot 4
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17 Feb 2013 | XF |
USD 11 901.66
(CHF 9500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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