339 BCE - 330 BCE | ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Roma Numismatics, EA 75, 15 Oct. 2020, 45
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the collection of a Scientist; Ex J. Olphin Collection, privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., inventory #851540.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Kore left, wearing grain wreath, surrounded by four dolphins.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Panther left.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Centuripae
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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. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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: 31.7731.77 g <br />31,770 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑ (ΣΥΡΑ) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 367 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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drachma
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References
