E-auction 447-359122 - bgr_702750 - SICILY - SYRACUSE - FOURTH REPUBLIC Litra

SICILY - SYRACUSE - FOURTH REPUBLIC Litra XF

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	92 €
Maximum bid :	99 €
End of the sale :	08 November 2021 14:03:00
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : Litra

Date: c. 289-287 AC.

Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 22 mm

Orientation dies : 3 h.

Weight : 9,42 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie idéalement centrée. Joli portrait, bien venu à la frappe. Revers agréable. Patine foncée

Catalogue references :

HGCS. 2/1465 - CNS.151 p. 288 - MIAMG.5193 (R2) (750€) - GC.1201 - Laffaille236 - ANS.741

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête diadémée imberbe d’Héraklès à droite ; bandeau simple (tainia) ; derrière la tête, un arc ; grènetis circulaire.

Obverse legend : SURAKOSIWN

Reverse

Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.

Reverse description : Lion passant à droite ; au-dessus, une massue ; à l’exergue, une torche.

Commentary

Pour ce type, O. Hoover a recensé plusieurs symboles au droit derrière la tête d’Héraklès (HGCS. 2/ 1465) arc, corne d’abondance ou trépied. Ce type longtemps attribué à la dernière partie du règne d’Agathoklès est maintenant donné à la quatrième République.
For this type, O. Hoover listed several symbols on the right behind the head of Heracles (HGCS. 2/ 1465): bow, cornucopia or tripod. This type, long attributed to the last part of the reign of Agathokles, is now given to the Fourth Republic.