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ID: |
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12929 |
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[UNVERIFIED]
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| Type: |
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Greek |
| Region: |
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SICILY |
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City:
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Syracuse |
| Issuer: |
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Dionysius I |
| Date Ruled: |
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405-367 BC
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| Denomination: |
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100 Litrai |
| Date Struck: |
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405-400 BC |
| Diameter: |
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14 mm |
| Weight: |
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5.79 g |
| Die Axis: |
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3 h |
| Obverse Legend: |
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ΣΥΡΑ[ΚΟΣΙΩΝ] |
| Obverse Description: |
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Head of Arethusa to left wearing triple pendant earring and pearl necklace, and with her hair gathered up at the back in a sakkos ornamented with two stars; behind her neck, star of eight rays. |
| Reverse Description: |
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Herakles kneeling right, strangling the Nemean lion |
| Primary Reference: |
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SNG ANS 338 (same obverse die) |
| Reference2: |
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Bérend 41.1 (this coin) |
| Photograph Credit: |
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Classical Numismatic Group |
| Source: |
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http://www.cngcoins.com |
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Grade:
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gEF |
| Notes: |
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(1) Unsigned, but in the style of Kimon, c. 405-400.
(2) Classical Numismatic Group Nomos AG 2013 List: Lot No. 5
(3) Ex NGSA 6, 30 November 2010, 29, Hess-Divo 311, 22 October 2008, 331 and Bank Leu 48, 10 May 1989, 68.. |
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