287 BCE - 278 BCEΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Roma Numismatics, The Mike Ballerini Collection, 19 Oct. 2023, 751.
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the Mike Ballerini Collection, collector's ticket included.
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Zeus Hellanios left, wearing laurel wreath.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Eagle left, wings opened.
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Syracuse
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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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Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC)
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 287 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 278 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: 6.496.49 g <br />6,490 mg <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Head of young Herakles right, wearing diadem.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Lion leaping right. Above, club. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 289 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 287 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References