340 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEΡAIΩN
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Bertolami Fine Arts, ACR 101, 17 July 2021, 480
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣIΛEΡAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of a man-headed bull left. Linear border.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Warrior (Leukaspis) right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. Linear border.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Silerae
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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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Campanian mercenaries
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 340 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: 31.1331.13 g <br />31,130 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) 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
