335 BCE - 325 BCEΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ
Overstriking coin
SO 2262 - Herbessus over Syracuse (Gorny.jpeg
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Overstruck variety
SO 2261 - Herbessos over Syracuse (Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1) overstruck variety.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Gorny & Mosch Giessener Münzhandlung, 1, 22 Nov. 2010, 65
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Eagle standing to right, head reverted, coiled snake to left
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Herbessus
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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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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 335 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 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: 18.4018.4 g <br />18,400 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dilitron
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ZEYΣ EΛEYΘEPIOΣ (Greek) Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Horse rearing left
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Mint and issuing power
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.. 334 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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dilitron
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References
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