50 Litrai - Dionysius I

€196,111.00
IssuerSyracuse
Year405 BC - 370 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDecadrachm (50)
CurrencyLitra
CompositionGold
Weight2.88 g
Dimensions12 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) SNG ANS 5#340-341, HGC 2#1281, SNG Copenhagen#688, SNG Lloyd#1425, SNG Fitzwilliam#1268, Dewing#927, BMC Greek#170, Hirsch#590, McClean#2731, De Luynes#1240
Obverse descriptionYouthful bare head of the river-god Anapos left. Anapos was the partner of the nymph Cyane, who both witnessed Hades` abduction of Persephone and tried to prevent it; Hades turned Cyane into a spring on the site of Syracuse, and Anapos into a river in southern Sicily.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHorse galloping right, ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ in exergue.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Edge
Mint
MintageND (405 BC - 370 BC)  - -
Catalog ID2901418370
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