2473 - Syracuse (12 litrai Athena/Artemis) over uncertain type (Hess-Divo, 317, Oct. 2010, 83)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2473

214 BCE - 212 BCE | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_191_-_Syracuse_(12_litrai_Athena-Artemis).jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Hess-Divo, 317, 27 Oct. 2010, 83.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena left, wearing a Corinthian helmet. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Artemis standing left, discharging arrow from bow, hound running left at her feet. In field, MI. Linear border.

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 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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 214 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 212 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.979.97 g <br />9,970 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 12 litrai

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Burnett 19831Burnett 1983, p. 19 n° 5-15, 18-24, 26-27, 32-37, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1412
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.burnett 1983.5-15 18-24 26-27 32-37

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Überprägungsspuren"

References

^ Burnett, Andrew M. (1983), "The Enna hoard and the silver coinage of the Syracusan Democracy", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 62, p. 5-26, pl. 1-10.
^ 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.