Demeter / Demeter with Torch

Enna (Sicily) - Litra
Demeter driving slow quadriga to right, holding grain ears in her right hand and reins in her left
Demeter (or Persephone?) standing facing, head to left, extending her left hand and holding lighted torch in her right; at her feet to left, altar

Description

Obverse: Demeter driving slow quadriga to right, holding grain ears in her right hand and reins in her left
Reverse: Demeter (or Persephone?) standing facing, head to left, extending her left hand and holding lighted torch in her right; at her feet to left, altar

Very rare and beautifully toned. Minor traces of corrosion, otherwise good very fine. From the collection of an orthopaedic trauma surgeon based in Germany, assembled since the 1980s.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerEnna
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue450 BC - 440 BC
Weight0.78 g
Diameter13 mm
Orientation
↑↑
2h
DenominationLitra
StandardSicilian Litra
ReferencesHGC 2 #391; Rizzo #pl. LIX, 14; SNG Lloyd #931

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
Germany
Orthopaedic trauma surgeon, assembled since the 1980s
1985
Switzerland
Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 38 - Lot 355
Dec 14, 2025
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current