Apollo / Octopus
Syracuse (Sicily) - Hemilitron (½ Litra)
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
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | Bronze |
| Issuer | Syracuse |
| Ruling Authority | Second Democracy (465 BC - 405 BC) |
| Period of Issue | 415 BC - 410 BC |
| Weight | 3.32 g |
| Diameter | 16 mm |
| Orientation | ↑↑ 5h |
| Denomination | 1 Hemilitron |
| Standard | Sicilian Litra |
| References | CNS II #11 (11/2); SNG ANS 5 #393; Boehringer #623; SNG Morcom #696; Holloway, Further #Series 1A |
Provenance
| Location | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction O - Lot 1395 | May 12, 2004 |
| United States | John Morcom Collection of Western Greek Bronzes | - |
| United States | Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 572 - Lot 149 | Oct 8, 2024 |
| United States | Lelouch Collection | Current |