1917 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Hiero/thunderbolt) (Hersh 1953, 28a)
From SILVER
211 BCE - 208 BCE | ROMA
Images
Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Berlin Staatliche Museen Münzkabinett | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Minerva right. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. Above, grain ear. In right field, KA |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 208 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.87.8 g <br />7,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triens
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, n°28a (no illustration) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RRC1RRC, n°69/1 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hieron left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ IEPONYMOY (Greek) Winged thunderbolt. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 214 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Sicily2BMC Sicily, Syracuse, n°645 f, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, n°346 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Syracusan issue of Hierony 215 B.C (Hieronymus l./winged thunderbolt) ; as on B.M.C. Sicily, Syracuse 645f." | ||
References
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Poole, Reginald Stuart (1876), A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Sicily, London, p.XII, p.292
- ^ Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
