317 BCE - 280 BCE | ΑΡΓΥΡΙΝΑ…
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Naville Numismatics, 23, 12 June 2016, 85
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, within linear border.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΑΡΓΥΡΙΝΑ… (Greek) Bow and quiver
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Agyrium
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Sicily
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 317 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 BCE
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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: 15.6815.68 g <br />15,680 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 25.525.5 mm <br />2.55 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΙΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ (Greek) Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Thunderbolt
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 357 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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hemidrachm
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References
