20305 - Silerae (AE man-headed bull/Leukaspis) over Syracuse (Athena/hippocamp) (Triton, III, Nov. 1999, 253)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 20305


339 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEPAIΩN | ΣIΛ (retrograde)

Images
Overstriking coin
Silerae_2625_Triton.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Syracuse athena hippocamp+.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Triton, III, 30 Nov. 1999, 253

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΣIΛEPAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of man-faced bull charging right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣIΛ (retrograde) (Greek) Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Silerae 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: Campanian mercenaries
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 Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.338.33 g <br />8,330 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 301, n° 2, HGC 22HGC 2, 1243
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing laureate Corinthian helmet, in the field, two dolphins swimming downward, one before Athena's head and and one behind ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Bridled hippocamp, with trailing reins, swimming to left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Syracuse Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 399 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 367 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : litra Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, n° 44, SNG ANS 5 Sicily3SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 447-449, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1456
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on a Syracusan Litra (Calciati II pg. 86, 41), with Athena's profile visible below the warrior on the reverse"

References

  1. a b  Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  2. a b  Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
  3. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,