Ancient Coinage of Sicily, Lipara


Lipara, an island off Sicily.
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BMC 33Lipara, Sicily. AE Hemilitron. 412-408 BC. 22mm, 10.62 g. Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer and kantharos / ΛIΠAΡAION, six dots arranged in a circle. BMC 33; Calciati -; Hoover HGC -. TextImage
Calciati 4Lipara, Sicily, Ca 425 BC. AE Hemilitron, 43.96 gr. Bearded head of Hephaistos or Aiolos right, wearing pilos / ΛIΠAΡAION, ship's stern with aphlaston to right, six dots around. Calciati 4; SNG Cop. 1084; BMC 1; Hirsch 843; Hoover HGC 1761.TextImage
Calciati 5Lipara, Sicily. ca 425-400 BC. AE Tetras. Head of Hephaistos or Aiolos right in pileus / ΛIΠAΡAION around three dots. BMC 6, SNG Cop 1086; Hoover HGC 1762. TextImage
Calciati 6Lipara, Sicily, AE Hexas. ca. 425 BC. 14,20 g. Bearded head of Hephaistos or Aiolos right, wearing pilos / ΛIΠ between two dots. Calciati 6; BMC 10; Hoover HGC 1763.TextImage
Calciati 6/3Lipara, Sicily, AE Hexas. ca. 425 BC. 13,30 g. Bearded head of Hephaistos or Aiolos right, wearing pilos / ΛIΠ (retrograde) between two dots. Calciati 6/3-6/4; SNG Copenhagen 1087; BMC 13v.TextImage
Calciati 7Lipara, Sicily, AE Uncia, 8.26 gm. Bearded head of Hephaistos or Aiolos right, wearing pilos / ΛI with one dot between. Calciati 7; BMC 14; Hoover HGC 1764.TextImage
Calciati 8Lipara, Sicily AE Hemilitron. Circa 380-360 BC. Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer & kantharos / ΛIΠA-ΡAION, dolphin right. Calciati 8; Hoover HGC 1778. TextImage
Calciati 11Lipara, Sicily. c380-360 BC. AE Hemilitron. Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer in right hand, kantharos by the base in left / ΛIΠAΡAI-ON (retrograde), dolphin left; six dots below. BMC 32; Hoover HGC 1765. TextImage
Calciati 12Lipara, Sicily, AE Hemilitron. Hephaistos seated right, holding kantharos in right hand / Dolphin left. Calciati 12; Hoover HGC 1780. TextImage
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Calciati 20Lipara, Sicily, AE18 Hemilitron, 220-212 BC. 4,32 g. Hephaistos seated right on four-legged stool, holding hammer in lowered right hand, which rests on stool, and kantharos in left / ΛIΠAΡAIΩN, six dots. Calciati 20; SNG Munich 1684; BMC 34; Hoover HGC 1770.TextImage
Calciati 22Lipara, Sicily. ca 380-360 BC. AE Hexas. Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer and kantharos / ΛIΠ, two dots. Calciati 22; Hoover HGC 1772. TextImage
Calciati 25Lipara, Sicily. c380-360 BC. AE Tetras. Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer in right hand, kantharos by the base in left / ΛIΠAΡAION, three dots. BMC 43-45; Hoover HGC 1775. TextImage
Calciati 28Lipara, Sicily. ca 320-280 BC. AE 22mm. Laureate head of Ares left / ΛIΠA-ΡAIΩN, ornate trident head. Calciati 28; SNG Cop 1097; Hoover HGC 1781. TextImage
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Calciati 34Lipara, Sicily, from 252 AD (Roman period). AE12. Head of Hephaistos right, wearing laureate pileus, tongs behind head / ΛIΠ-AΡAIΩN to right and left of Hephaistos standing left, holding tongs and sceptre. Calciati 34, 36, 42; BMC 77; Hoover HGC 1790.TextImage
ORC8119Lipara, Sicily, AE13, 1.68 g (uncia) seal. Head of gorgoneion facing / Λ dot I. TextImage
Sear SG 1254Lipara, Sicily. c425-400 BC. AE Hemilitron. Head of Aiolos right in pileus / ΛIΠAΡAI-ON, stern with aphlaston left; six dots above. Calciati I 3/6, BMC 1, SNG Cop 1085. TextImage
Sear SG 1257Sicily, Islands, Lipara. c425-400 BC. AE Uncia. Head of Hephaistos or Aiolos right, wearing pileus / Λ-I, dot. Calciati I 7, BMC 14. TextImage
Sear SG 1258Lipara, Sicily. ca 380-360 BC. AE Hemilitron. Nude Hephaistos seated right, holding hammer in right hand, kantharos by the handle in left / ΛIΠA-ΡAION, dolphin right. Calciati I 8, BMC 20.TextImage
See also: Magna Graecia Coins of Lipara