The Litra denomination
A small silver and bronze coin used in the colonies of Ancient Greece in general, and in ancient Sicily in particular.

In silver it weighed 0.87 g (0.031 oz) and was equal to one-fifth of a drachma - almost the same weight as an obol.
Litra
(1) Dionysios I
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An AE Litra struck After 410 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with olive wreath; dolphin before and behind

Reverse: Hippocamp left; reins trailing.

Diameter: 19 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 8 g
No notes for this coin
Calciati 44
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(2) Dionysios I
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An AE Litra struck After 410 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with olive wreath

Reverse: Hippocamp left

Diameter: 20 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 6.8 g
No notes for this coin
Calciati 44
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(3) Gelon I
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An AR Litra struck 485-450 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: Head of Artemis-Arethustra right, hair turned up behind under diadem of beads, ΣV[RA] before

Reverse: Octopus/Cuttle-fish

Diameter: 6 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.41 g

Style indicates pre-second democracy, i.e. Gelon or Hieron I.

Clipped.

cf. Sear 929
Greek (City of Syracuse)
(4) Morgantina
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An AR Litra struck 339-317 BC in Morgantina
Obverse: laureate head of Apollo right; MOPΓANTINΩN

Reverse: warrior on horseman left, brandishing spear, holding reins

Diameter: 10.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.8 g
ex Nomos
SNG ANS 465 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 472; HGC 2, 900.
Western
(5) Motya
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An AR Litra struck c. 400-397 BC in Motya
Obverse: head of Nymph facing, slightly right, wearing necklace

Reverse: crab, fish above; 'alep waw tet mem

Diameter: 11.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.7 g
No notes for this coin
Jenkins, Punic, pl. 23, 6; Campana 24a; HGC 2, 937
Phoenician (Carthaginian Empire)
(6) Roman Republic
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An AE Litra struck 235-231 BC in Rome
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo right.

Reverse: Bridled horse rearing left; ROMA below.

Diameter: 0 mm
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 2.56 g

Provenance: NAC Auction 29, Zürich 2005, lot 249.

Craford 26/3
Roman Republican (Before 211 BC)
(7) Roman Republic
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An AE Litra struck 241-235 BC in Rome
Obverse: Helmeted head of beardless Mars right.

Reverse: Bridled horse's head right; behind, sickle and beneath, ROMA.

Diameter: 16.3 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 3.08 g
Provenance: Ex Dr. Plümacher coll, purchased from Münzhandlung Ritter 16.8.2006.
Crawford 25/3
Roman Republican (Before 211 BC)
(8) Rome | Anonymous
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An AE Litra struck c. 273-260 BC in Rome
Obverse: helmeted head of Minerva left

Reverse: horse head right with bridle; ROMANO

Diameter: 18 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 6.8 g
No notes for this coin
Crawford 17/1a; BMC Romano-Campanian 6
Roman Republican (Before 211 BC)
(9) Selinos
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An AR Litra struck c. 530-500 BC in Selinos
Obverse: selinos leaf

Reverse: selinos leaf within incuse circle

Diameter: 11 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 0.6 g
No notes for this coin
SNG ANS 687; SNG München 879
Greek (City Coinage)
(10) Syracuse
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An AE Litra struck 405-367 BC in Syracuse
Obverse: helmeted head of Athena left; ΣYPA

Reverse: Hippocamp left

Diameter: 19.5 mm
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 7.28 g
rule of Dionysios I
Calciati vol. II, p. 89, 45
Greek (City of Syracuse)