SO 980 - Uncertain mint in Magna Graecia (Sicily) over Syracuse
From SILVER
214 - 212 | ROMA
Images
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group (21/07/2004), no. 130; Classical Numismatic Group 45 (18/03/1998), no. 1157. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Goodman collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Roma right, wearing necklace and crested Attic helmet. Behind, 1 pellet (mark of value). Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Prow of galley right. Above, grain ear. Below, 1 pellet. Linear border. |
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. 214 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 212 | 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: 6.226.22 g <br />6,220 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: uncia 
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh, "Some Additional Roman Republican Overstrikes" ANSMN 32, 16s. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | M. Crawford1M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge, 1974, no. 42/4. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (visible: a portion of the trident and a dolphin visible above Roma's head). |
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: | Crawford O/S 232Crawford O/S 23 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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