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bgr_951704 - SICILY - MORGANTINA Litra

SICILY - MORGANTINA Litra AU/XF
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Price : 350.00 €
Type : Litra
Date: c. 339/338 - 317 AC.
Mint name / Town : Morgantina, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,07 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée. Joli portrait, bien venu à la frappe. Fine usure régulière. Patine vert foncé

Obverse


Obverse description : Tête laurée de Sikélia à droite, les cheveux longs tombant sur la nuque.
Obverse legend : G/(AB).

Reverse


Reverse description : Aigle debout à droite, les ailes déployées dévorant un serpent.
Reverse legend : MORGANTINWN.
Reverse translation : (de Morgantina).

Commentary


Pour ce type, G. Buceti a recensé 77 exemplaires avec trois variétés en fonction de l’aménagement du revers avec des poids compris entre 5,15 g et 11,75 g.

Historical background


SICILY - MORGANTINA

(5th - 4th century BC)

It was around 560 BC that people settled in what was to become Morgantina. The City was almost completely destroyed in 459 BC and had great difficulty in recovering. The city followed the destinies of Syracuse from Timoleon around 340 BC and experienced a brilliant renaissance under the reigns of Agathocles and Hieron II.

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