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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4905500, member: 51347"]I realized that I have a few of these little gems, the Litra. However, when I read more about them, they are a very interesting denomination:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>WIKIPEDIA:</b></p><p><i>A <b>litra</b> (plural: <b>litrae</b>; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" rel="nofollow">Ancient Greek</a>: λίτρα) is a small <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_coin" rel="nofollow">silver coin</a> (or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement" rel="nofollow">unit of measurement</a> for other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metals" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metals" rel="nofollow">precious metals</a>) used in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonies_of_Ancient_Greece#Greek_colonies" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonies_of_Ancient_Greece#Greek_colonies" rel="nofollow">colonies of Ancient Greece</a> in general and in ancient <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily" rel="nofollow">Sicily</a> in particular. As a coin, the litra was similar in value to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolus" rel="nofollow">obol</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a> and weighed one-third of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement" rel="nofollow">Roman libra</a>, i.e. 109.15 g (3.850 oz).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-BNP-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-BNP-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> In silver, the coin weighed 0.87 g (0.031 oz) and was equal to one-fifth of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachma" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachma" rel="nofollow">drachma</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-BNP-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-BNP-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a></i></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Post your LITRAs, please!</span></i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few of mine:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CARTHAGE in Sicily</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183468[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage - Sicily</p><p>AR Litra</p><p>4th C BCE</p><p>9.5mm 0.65g</p><p>Palm Tree Horse Head</p><p>SNG Cop 74 EE</p><p>Clain-Safanelli</p><p>RARE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>SELINUS Sicily</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183472[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily Selinus</p><p>AR Litra</p><p>400 BCE</p><p>10mm 0.67g</p><p>Nymph on rock touching serpent Selinon leaf -</p><p>Man-faced bull</p><p>Mildenberg 27</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>GELA Sicily</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183476[/ATTACH]</p><p>Sicily Gela</p><p>AR Litra</p><p>Horse-</p><p>Achelous</p><p>0.63g 13mm</p><p>465-450 BCE</p><p>HGC 2 p 373</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><font size="6"><span style="color: #b30000">Post your LITRAs, please!</span></font></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4905500, member: 51347"]I realized that I have a few of these little gems, the Litra. However, when I read more about them, they are a very interesting denomination: [B]WIKIPEDIA:[/B] [I]A [B]litra[/B] (plural: [B]litrae[/B]; [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language']Ancient Greek[/URL]: λίτρα) is a small [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_coin']silver coin[/URL] (or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Units_of_measurement']unit of measurement[/URL] for other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precious_metals']precious metals[/URL]) used in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonies_of_Ancient_Greece#Greek_colonies']colonies of Ancient Greece[/URL] in general and in ancient [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily']Sicily[/URL] in particular. As a coin, the litra was similar in value to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolus']obol[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-1'][1][/URL] and weighed one-third of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurement']Roman libra[/URL], i.e. 109.15 g (3.850 oz).[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-BNP-2'][2][/URL] In silver, the coin weighed 0.87 g (0.031 oz) and was equal to one-fifth of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drachma']drachma[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litra#cite_note-BNP-2'][2][/URL][/I] [B][I][COLOR=#b30000]Post your LITRAs, please![/COLOR][/I][/B] Here are a few of mine: [B]CARTHAGE in Sicily[/B] [ATTACH=full]1183468[/ATTACH] Carthage - Sicily AR Litra 4th C BCE 9.5mm 0.65g Palm Tree Horse Head SNG Cop 74 EE Clain-Safanelli RARE [B]SELINUS Sicily[/B] [ATTACH=full]1183472[/ATTACH] Sicily Selinus AR Litra 400 BCE 10mm 0.67g Nymph on rock touching serpent Selinon leaf - Man-faced bull Mildenberg 27 [B]GELA Sicily[/B] [ATTACH=full]1183476[/ATTACH] Sicily Gela AR Litra Horse- Achelous 0.63g 13mm 465-450 BCE HGC 2 p 373 [B][I][SIZE=6][COLOR=#b30000]Post your LITRAs, please![/COLOR][/SIZE][/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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