100 Litrai - Dionysios I

€389,438.00
IssuerSyracuse
Year405 BC - 400 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value100 Litrai
CurrencyLitra
CompositionGold
Weight5.76 g
Dimensions14.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)Kimon
In circulation to
Reference(s) SNG ANS 5#319, Jameson#1917, AMB Basel#475, Gulbenkian#320-321, HGC 2#1275
Obverse descriptionHead of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing necklace, bar and triple-pendant earring; hair elaborately waved and caught up behind in sakkos ornamented with stars. Behind head, barley grain and signature, KI.
Obverse scriptGreek
Obverse letteringΣYPAKOΣIΩN KI
Reverse descriptionNaked young Heracles kneeling right on rocky ground, head to front, strangling Nemean lion with both arms; on the strip of ground, barley grain.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (405 BC - 400 BC)  - -
Catalog ID4144134290
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