E-auction 124-66070 - bgr_364122 - SICILY - SYRACUSE Litra

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Estimate :	125 €
Price :	58 €
Maximum bid :	75 €
End of the sale :	31 August 2015 15:01:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Litra

Date: c. 343 - 339/338 AC.

Mint name / Town : Syracuse, Sicile

Metal : copper

Diameter : 21 mm

Orientation dies : 8 h.

Weight : 9,73 g.

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Exemplaire sur un flan épais et piqué à l’usure importante, mais parfaitement identifiable. Patine marron

Catalogue references :

HGCS. 2/1442 (R2) - CNS.78 p. 183 - MIAMG.- - ANS.526 - Laffaille223 - Cop.733 - Morcom713 - Münich1163

Obverse

Obverse description : Tête de Koré-Perséphone à gauche, couronnée d’épis avec collier et boucles d’oreille.

Obverse legend : [SURAKOSIWN]

Obverse translation : (Syracuse).

Reverse

Reverse description : Pégase volant à gauche .

Reverse legend : [S]

Reverse translation : (Syracuse).

Commentary

Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux. R. Calciati n’avait recensé que neuf exemplaires. La chronologie de ce type est parfois mal définie entre la période de Timoléon et la troisième Démocratie.
This type seems much rarer than general works suggest. R. Calciati had only recorded nine examples. The chronology of this type is sometimes poorly defined between the period of Timoleon and the third Democracy.