E-auction 324-240365 - bgr_540139 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Hemilitron

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Estimate :	100 €
Price :	54 €
Maximum bid :	56 €
End of the sale :	01 July 2019 14:01:30
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : Hemilitron

Date: c. 287-278 AC.

Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 24 mm

Orientation dies : 2 h.

Weight : 10,62 g.

Rarity : R1

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire bien centré. Usure importante mais régulière. Joli portrait de Zeus. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

HGCS. 2/1448 (S) - CNS.- - GC.1211 var. - ANS.- - MIAMG.- - - Laffaille244 var

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête laurée et imberbe de Zeus Hellanios à gauche, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque ; grènetis circulaire.

Obverse legend : DIOS ELLANIOU

Obverse translation : (Dieu des Grecs).

Reverse

Reverse description : Aigle debout à gauche sur un foudre, les ailes ouvertes ; dans le champ à gauche, une lettre.

Reverse legend : SURAK/OSIWN

Reverse translation : (des Syracusains).

Commentary

Sur notre exemplaire, il n’y a aucun symbole derrière la tête. Ce type avec la tête à gauche semble plus rare.
On our example, there is no symbol behind the head. This guy with his head on the left seems rarer