21157 - Mytistratus (AE Hephaestus/pellets) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Triton V, Jan. 2002, 207)
From SILVER
354 BCE - 344 BCE | MY
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton V, 15 Jan. 2002, 207 = Münzen & Medaillen, 8, 27-28 June 1978, 90 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hephaestus right, wearing pileus. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MY (Greek) Six dots above and beneath the legend. All within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mytistratus | 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. 354 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 BCE | 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: 34.0134.01 g <br />34,010 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 293 Em. 1 OS/1-1 OS/9, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 953 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
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 | 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: | drachma
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19863Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily4SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20095Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Syracusan drachm, Athena/Two dolphins, star (Calciati II pg. 111, 62), with the star visible on Hephaistos' head, and the bowl of Athena's helmet visible on the reverse" | ||
