SO 977 - Uncertain mint in Magna Graecia (Sicily) over Syracuse
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| ROMA
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen und Medaillen 9 (04/10/2001), no. 359; Fritz Rudolf Künker, Osnabrück 21 (1992), no. 382. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, two pellets (mark of value). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Prow of galley right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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: | Roman Republic |
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
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.136.13 g <br />6,130 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Sextans | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | E. A. Sydenham1E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, 1952, 310d., M. Crawford2M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 72/09, p. 113, 70. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (visible: traces of the beard and laurel wreath of Zeus). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (visible: part of trident). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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