2392 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/eagle) over Syracuse (Zeus/horse) (Solidus Numismatik, EA 9, Oct. 2016, 29)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2392

335 BCE - 325 BCEΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

Herbessus SO 2015.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

SO 2261 - Herbessos over Syracuse (Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1) overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Solidus Numismatik, EA 9, 8 Oct. 2016, 29 ; Solidus Numismatik, EA 7, 15 Nov. 2015, 12

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Linear border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Snake right and eagle standing right, head reverted. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Herbessus

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. 335 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 18.4518.45 g <br />18,450 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dilitron
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=850003&AucID=1599&Lot=12	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 252, no. 4, OS-4, Campana 1992-20032Campana 1992-2003, 4, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 413
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/herbessus.cns iii.4

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ (Greek) Head of Zeus Eleutherios left, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Horse galloping left (visible on reverse).

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:

Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)

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.. 336 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

dilitron

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, p. 185, 80, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1439, Puglisi 20095Puglisi 2009, n° 306
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi 2009.306

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Bereits mindestens eine Überprägung des Schrötlings zu erkennen; die beiden vorausgegangenen syrakusanischen Prägungen sind als Calciati 80 (Zeus / Pferd) zu identifizieren"