Cento litre¹, zecca di Siracusa, BMC II 168 (pag. 170), c. 400 a. C.

Descrizione sommaria:
D. ΣΥRAKOSIΩN², sul lato sinistro a scendere. EΥAI, sul lato destro a salire.³ Testa femminile (Arethusa)⁴ con collana di perle, orecchino a pendenti, capelli raccolti in uno sphendone (fascia) ornato di stelle.
R. Ercole in ginocchio a destra nudo, strangola il leone di Nemea stante a sinistra sulle zampe posteriori.⁵

La ricerca nel web di monete della tipologia di figura ha prodotto i seguenti risultati:

1. https://monetaoro.unicatt.it/images_monete/economia_10.jpg Sicilia, Siracusa, 100 litrai, 400 a. C. ca. D/ Testa di Aretusa, a s., con collana di perle, orecchino a pendenti, capelli raccolti in uno sphendone ornato di stelle. A s., ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ a d., ΕΥΑ. R/ Eracle, nudo, lotta in ginocchio con il leone di Nemea. AV; mm 15; gr 5,75. From auction Gorny & Mosch 190 (2010), no. 65. Estimate: 7,500 Euros. Realized price: 66,700 Euros. (v. Coinsweekly); (v. anche, EYAI (per il confronto con la moneta di figura).
2. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=42902 Sale: Triton VII, Lot: 94. Estimate $7500. Closing Date: Monday, 12 January 2004. Sold For $7750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. SICILY, Syracuse. Time of Dionysios I. 405-367 BC. AV Double Dekadrachm - 100 Litrae (5.78 gm). Struck circa 396 BC. [S]URAKOSIWN, head of Arethusa left, hair in ampyx and sphendone decorated with stars; star behind / Nude young Herakles strangling the Nemean lion, club below. C. Boehringer, "Zu Finanzpolitik und Münzprägung des Dionysios von Syrakus" in Essays Thompson, pl. 38, 15 var. (obverse symbol); Bérend 43.7 = SNG ANS 339 (same dies); cf. SNG Lloyd 1420; SNG Copenhagen -; Jameson 825; Rizzo pl. 53, 11 (same dies); Gulbenkian 325; cf. Pozzi 1265; cf. Weber 1609. EF. ($7500). From the James A. Ferrendelli Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (16 February 1994), lot 1. Boehringer, citing Jenkins and Kraay's analysis of the Avola Mammanelli Hoard (ICGH 2122), argues against the traditional dating of circa 405-400 BC for this issue. Instead, he proposes a date of 396 BC, based on the obverse type of Anapos found on the concurrent half-denomination, the dekadrachm - 50 litrae issue (see lot 95 below), as it was that year that Dionysios acheived his great victory over the Carthaginians at the river Anapos.
3. http://auctions.bertolamifinearts.com/en/lot/4509/sicily-syracuse-100-litrae-dionysios-i-/ Starting price: 2.800,00GBP Estimate: 3.500,00 GBP Current bid: 3.000,00 GBP. Category: Greek world and ancient Near East. Sicily, Syracuse, 100 Litrae, Dionysios I (405-367), c. 405-367 BC; AV (g 5,79; mm 14; h 5); ΣYPAKOΣIΩN, head of Arethusa l., wearing sphendone, earring and necklace; on r., star, Rv. Herakles strangling lion. Rizzo, pl. L, n.11; SNG ANS 330. Rare and lustrous. Unsigned but by Euainetos: about extremely fine - extremely fine. Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker, Auction 100 (21 June 2005), lot 8.
4. https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=286&lot=724 Lot 724 Estimate: 25000CHF Lot unsold Greek Coins Syracuse Double decadrachm circa 400, AV 5.73 g. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙ[ΟΝ] Head of goddess l., hair elaborately waved and caught up behind in star-ornamented sphendone and wearing necklace, bar and triple-pendant earring; behind, KA. Rev. Naked young Heracles kneeling r. on rocky ground, head to front, strangling the Nemean lion with both arms. De Ciccio – (DVIII/RXIV). SNG ANS 331. Bérend 33. A very attractive specimen of this desirable issue in fine Classical style. Well struck and centred on a full flan, minor area of weakness on reverse, otherwise extremely fine. Ex NAC sale 10, 1997, 149.
5. https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2722&category=57267&lot=2301321 Hess Divo Auction 330 21 May 2016 Lot 2 Estimate: 10'000CHF tarting price: 8'000CHF Price realized: 22'000 CHF. CLASSICAL COINS SICILY SYRACUSE 100 Litrae, gold, about 405-400 BC. AV 5.80 g. SURAKOSIWN Head of Arethusa l., wearing sphendone decorated with stars, and ampyx, triple pendant-earring and a necklace; below chin, pellet, in field r., A and K. Rev. Heracles kneeling r. on rocky ground, strangling the Nemean lion. SNG ANS 331 (this obv. die). Bérend, Or 127, 33 (these dies). Rare. Excellent classical style. Insignificant die break on obverse. Extremely fine. Provenance: "Ancienne collection Feuardent" and auction Maison Bourgey, Paris Nov. 26, 2009, 1.
6. link01 Museum number 1891,0506.8 Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling lion with both arms; in front, club. Producer name. Engraved by: Kimon biography Culture/period Greek term details Date 4thC BC(early) Minted in: Syracuse; Materials gold term details Dimensions Weight: 5.79g. Die-axis: 2 o'clock.
7. link02 Museum number 1891,0506.1 Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; behind, a star: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling a lion with both arms; in front, a club. Producer name Engraved by: Kimon
   Dimensions Weight: 5.79 grammes Die-axis: 5 o'clock.
8. link03 Museum number 1891,0506.2 Description Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; behind, a star: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling a lion with both arms; in front, a club. Producer name Engraved by: Kimon Dimensions Weight: 5.78 grammes Die-axis: 7 o'clock.
9. link04 Museum number 1891,0506.4 Description Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; behind, a star: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling a lion with both arms; in front, a club. Producer name Engraved by: Kimon Dimensions Weight: 5.77 grammes Die-axis: 12 o'clock.
10. link05 Museum number 1891,0506.3 Description Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; behind, a star: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling a lion with both arms; in front, a club. Producer name Engraved by: Kimon Dimensions Weight: 5.77 grammes Die-axis: 11 o'clock.
11. link06 RPK,p249B.1.Syr Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; behind, a barley-corn: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling lion with both arms; behind, a club; in front, ivy-leaf. Producer name Engraved by: Kimon biography Dimensions: Weight: 5.76g Die-axis: 12 o'clock.
12. link07 1987,0649.168 Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; in front, dot; behind, retrograde kappa: [border of dots]. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling lion with both arms; in front, club. Engraved by: Kimon 4thC BC(early) Minted in: Syracuse; gold Dimensions Weight: 5.78 grammes Die-axis: 3 o'clock.
13. link08 Museum number 1946,0101.1421 Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; in front and behind, dots: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling lion with both arms; in front, club. Engraved by: Kimon 4thC BC(early) Minted in: Syracuse; gold Dimensions Weight: 5.79 grammes Die-axis: 2 o'clock.
14. link09 Museum number 1946,0101.1423 Description. Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling lion with both arms. Engraved by: Kimon 4thC BC(early) Minted in: Syracuse;  Materials gold Dimensions Weight: 5.82 grammes Die-axis: 12 o'clock.
15. link10 Museum number 1946,0101.1422 Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling a lion with both arms; in front, a club.Engraved by: Kimon biography 4thC BC(early) Minted in: Syracuse; gold Dimensions Weight: 5.78 grammes Die-axis: 9 o'clock.
16. link11 Museum number 1891,0506.9 Description: Gold coin.(obverse) Female head left (Arethusa?), wearing earring, necklace, and sphendone, upon which are three stars; two dots on either side of the neck: border of dots. (reverse) Herakles kneeling on right knee, and strangling a lion with both arms: behind, club. Engraved by: Kimon 4thC BC(early) Minted in: Syracuse; gold Dimensions Weight: 5.79 grammes Die-axis: 3 o'clock.
17. https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=27222 Sale: Triton VI, Lot: 110. Estimate $4000. Closing Date: Monday, 13 January 2003. Sold For $3500. SICILY, Syracuse. Circa 405-400 BC. AV 100 Litrae - Double Dekadrachm (5.78 gm). SV[RAKOSI]WN, head of Arethusa left, hair in ampyx and sphendone decorated with stars; globule before and behind / Nude young Herakles strangling the Nemean lion. Bérend 11; SNG ANS 329 (same dies); SNG Lockett 985 (same dies); Good VF, some light die rust on reverse. ($4000) The turbulent reign of the Syracusan tyrant Dionysios I (405-367 BC) brought forth a spectacular array of coinage designed to meet the heavy expenses of his numerous military campaigns, principally against the Carthaginians who had recently invaded western Sicily. Best known in this series are the famous medallic silver dekadrachms, most of which were issued at this time from dies produced by the master engraver Euainetos and his school. This coinage was augmented by a significant output of beautiful gold pieces in two main denominations, the 100 litrae and the 50 litrae. The litra, an early Sicilian bronze standard, came to be issued as a small silver coin weighing 0.86 grams, making it the equivalent of one-twentieth of the Attic silver tetradrachm. Thus, a gold coin valued at 50 Sicilian litrae was the same as an Attic silver dekadrachm, and one of a 100 litrae was a double dekadrachm. The dies for these small gold coins were engraved with a gem-like precision and some bear the signatures of the artists Kimon and Euainetos. The heroic theme of the reverse type should be interpreted as symbolizing the struggle between the Greeks, led by Syracuse, and their Carthaginian enemies.