Arethusa / Octopus
Syracuse (Sicily) - Litra
Description
Obverse: Head of Arethusa facing right; wearing earring, necklace, ampyx and sphendone; dolphin in left field
Reverse: Octopus
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | Silver |
| Issuer | Syracuse |
| Ruling Authority | Second Democracy (466 BC - 405 BC) |
| Period of Issue | 415 BC - 405 BC |
| Weight | 0.75 g |
| Diameter | 12 mm |
| Orientation | ↑↑ 8h |
| Denomination | 1 Litra |
| Standard | Sicilian Litra |
| References | SNG ANS 5 #282,283,286,1378; Buceti #545; Kreutzer Kleinsilbermünzen #Litra 8 (8.26, this coin) |
Provenance
| Location | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | Aes Rude, 1992 - Lot 37 | Apr 10, 1992 |
| Germany | Collection R.P. | - |
| Germany | Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 348 - Lot 229 | May 8, 2019 |
| Germany | Gorny & Mosch, Auction 310 - Lot 77 | May 7, 2025 |
| United States | L5 Numis, Auction 1 - Lot 31 | Aug 11, 2025 |
| United States | Lelouch Collection | Current |