Apollo / Octopus

Syracuse (Sicily) - Hemilitron (½ Litra)
Head of Apollo to left, wearing tainia
Octopus with entangled front tentacles

Description

Obverse: Head of Apollo to left, wearing tainia
Reverse: Octopus with entangled front tentacles

Green patina, some roughness and deposits, edge split. VF

Details

CompositionBronze
IssuerSyracuse
Ruling AuthoritySecond Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC)
Period of Issue415 BC - 410 BC
Weight3.32 g
Diameter16 mm
Orientation
↑↑
5h
DenominationHemilitron (½ Litra)
StandardSicilian Litra
ReferencesCNS II #11 (11/2); SNG ANS 5 #393; Boehringer #623; SNG Morcom #696; Holloway, Further #Series 1A

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
Switzerland
Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction O - Lot 1395
May 13, 2004
United Kingdom
John Morcom Collection of Western Greek Bronzes
-
United States
Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 572 - Lot 149
Oct 9, 2024
United States
Lelouch Collection
Current