Greece (Sicily, Syracuse): ca. 470-450 BC silver litra of the Second Democracy

Greece (Sicily, Syracuse): ca. 470-450 BC silver litra of the Second Democracy

NGC Ch VF; Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5. Cert #6828625-001.

Ex-Classical Numismatic Group eAuction 546, Lot 34, 13 September 2013. Purchased raw. Prior provenance below.

CNG description:

"SICILY, Syracuse. Second Democracy. 466-405 BC. AR Litra (12mm, 0.62 g, 10h). Struck circa 460-450 BC. Head of Arethousa right, wearing pearl tainia / Octopus. Boehringer Series XIIIa, 415–422 var. (unlisted dies); HGC 2, 1375. Old cabinet tone. VF.

Ex Stack’s (5 August 2020), lot 22017, hammer $440; Spink 325 (21 June 2016), lot 84."

Prior thread about this coin.



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