Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Apollo/Dioscuri) (Hersh 1953, 30b)
From SILVER
211 BCE - 210 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Munich | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Minerva, right. Above, four pellets | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. Above, corn-ear. Before, four pellets. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 11.8011.8 g <br />11,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triens
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, n°30b | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°195b, RRC2RRC, n°72/13 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ (Greek) Dioscuri riding r. |
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: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 275 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Sicily3BMC Sicily, Syracuse n°678f, Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, n°205, Puglisi 20095Puglisi 2009, n°345 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Syracusan issue of the Democracy (215-212 b.c.) (Apollo 1. /Dioscuri riding r.)" | ||
References
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Poole, Reginald Stuart (1876), A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Sicily, London, p.XII, p.292
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
