Bearded Male / Ear of Grain

Morgantina (Sicily) - Litra
Bearded male head to right, wearing taenia, long beard and moustache
Ear of grain

Description

Obverse: Bearded male head to right, wearing taenia, long beard and moustache
Reverse: Ear of grain

A rare holed litra from Morgantina. Manganaro in Ancora sul mikron kerma siceliota discusses other holed litra, ascribing many of them to a cultic function.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerMorgantina
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue465 BC - 459 BC
Weight0.75 g
Diameter12.3 mm
Orientation
↑↑
10h
DenominationLitra
StandardSicilian Litra
ReferencesBuceti #1c; Buttrey (Erim & Jaunzems) #2; Jameson #660; HGC 2 #898; Rizzo #pl. LX, 1; SNG ANS 4 #463; SNG Lloyd #1124

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
Austria
H.D. Rauch, E-Auction 43 - Lot 123
Apr 3, 2024
Austria
H.D. Rauch, E-Auction 44 - Lot 627
Oct 17, 2024
Italy
Ars Coin, 8001
Oct 26, 2025
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current