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19841 - Silerae (AE man-headed bull/Leukaspis) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Elsen, 88, June 2006, 38) + ("Surfrappé sur une litre de Syracuse à la … "Surfrappé sur une litre de Syracuse à la tête casquée d'Athéna et aux deux dauphins. Ces bronzes très rares ont été frappés par les mercenaires campaniens installés au centre de la Sicile, sur les bords de la rivière Silaros, dans un lieu aujourd'hui identifié comme Cozzo Mususino."jourd'hui identifié comme Cozzo Mususino.")
2154 - Metapontum (nomos ear of barley/ear of barley) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Oxford, AM) + ("The Corinthian original, then, should belong most probably to Ravel's "deuxième période, 1re classe" ', being comparable with his dies T 94-T 130. Ravel's dates for this group were 549-510 B.C.")
3665 - Jerusalem (Alexander Jannaeus) (AE double cornucopia/legend) over Alexander Jannaeus (anchor/lily flower) (Gemini, 6, Jan. 2010, 286) + ("The Identity of YNTN on Hasmonean Overstruck Coins and the Chronology of the Alexander Jannaeus Types.")
Carthage (AE male head/horse) over Rome (Jupiter/Victory)(Hersch 1987, pl.7, n°2) + ("The Sicilo-Punic coin was overstruck on an normal early Roman victoriatus")
21785 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Soli (Cyprus) (lion/gorgoneion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 81, Feb 2021, 555) + ("The clear outline of the roaring lion's head seen on early 5th century BC staters of Soloi, Cyprus (cf. CNG 111, lot 304) is discernible at 7h under the obverse type of this piece" (nb: not sure))
22387 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 53, Feb. 2019, 388) + ("The clear outline of the undertype can be … "The clear outline of the undertype can be seen on both the obverse and reverse of this coin: on the obverse, the turtles left hand flippers can be seen in the field to the left of Herakles, while the incuse reverse pattern can be discerned across the body of the stag."be discerned across the body of the stag.")
SO 555 - Athens over uncertain mint + ("The coin is apparently restruck but the undertype is illegible.")
16707 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus) over Ilium (Athena/Athena) (Bowers Galleries, May 2023, 71027) + ("The noted damage is fairly minor and unintrusive, and much of the undertype's legends are visible on the reverse. An attractive piece overall")
2446 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Gorny & Mosch, 200, Oct. 2011, 2018) + ("The obverse shows a leaping zeubstier n. l. and the date ΡΟΔ (= year 174 of the Lokalaera). This coin image is minted as the reverse in the Phoenician Arados 86 - 85 BC.")
SO 483 - Argos Amphilochicum (stater Pegasus/Athena) over uncertain type (Stack's Bowers Galleries, Nov. 2023 World CCO Auction, 31 Oct. 2023, 73024) + ("The obverse struck with a worn die and traces of the undertype remain, but this Stater saw little circulation and so retains crisp details along with ample luster beneath the mottled gray tone")
3295 - Parion (AE altar/ΠΑ-ΡΙ) over uncertain type (Marc Breitsprecher stock) + ("The overstrike gives the reverse an interesting and artistic effect")
2463 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Rauch, 97, Apr. 2015, 249) + ("The present coin was probably overstruck on a bronze from Arados (Astarte/taurus type) of the year 173 = 87-86 BC. ")
3795 - Boeotia (uncertain mint) (Boeotian League) (AE Demeter/Poseidon) over Antigonus Gonatas (Heracles/rider) (Triton, IX, Jan. 2006,101) + ("The profile of Herakles shows under the facing head of Demeter and on the reverse the forward part of the horse and the monogram of the Macedonian piece are also visible")
3728 - Scotussa (AE Athena/horse) over Larissa (nymph/rider) (Triton, XV, Jan. 2012, 753.2) + ("The undertype here must be one of the earlier issues of this Larissa type, without letter or monogram below the horse on the reverse")
16960 - Asia Minor (uncertain mint) (Antiochus Hierax) (tetradrachm Antiochus/Apollo) over Seleucus II (Seleucus/Apollo) (CNG, 97, Sept. 2014, 287) + ("The undertype is most almost certainly a … "The undertype is most almost certainly a coin of Seleukos II [see SC II p. 666, C931], and although SC 936 might belong to the time of Seleukos III, the traces of the right-side monogram on the undertype are not consistent with the monograms of that issue). The identification of the issuer as Antiochos Hierax is not certain, but seems most likely, as the coin portraiture of Antiochos III is well developed, and the portrait on the present coin does not fit in this scheme. If the coin is of Hierax, it may suggest that he had a program to recoin his rival Seleukos II’s coinage by overstriking it".Seleukos II’s coinage by overstriking it".)
3595 - Samaria (drachma ibex/stag) over Samarian type (CNG, MBS 64, Sept. 2003, 416) + ("The undertype on this coin, one of the few Samarian coins to be re-struck, is not identifiable.")
3283 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (Lybian revolt) (shekel Heracles/lion) over Carthago Nova (Hanibal?/horse and palm tree) (CNG, 108, May 2018, 24) + ("There are traces of the undertype visible … "There are traces of the undertype visible, but none are distinct enough to suggest a particular issue, save for what appears to be the tail of a dolphin or hippocamp near the edge on the obverse, at the forehead of Herakles. The undertype must be of a similar weight standard. The only issue that seems to fit is the Ibero-Punic shekel with a male head on the obverse and a reverse featuring a prow facing right, below which a dolphin swims right (ACIP 543)."w which a dolphin swims right (ACIP 543).")
3195 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE Seuthes/rider) over Cassander (Heracles/lion) (Waddell, LLD, 45542) + ("There is a very clear impression of the u … "There is a very clear impression of the under-type on the reverse which is the forepart of a lion from a bronze coin of Lysimachus. The under type must have been struck early in Lysimachus' reign based on the generally accepted dating for Seuthes' reign" (nb: wrong)ted dating for Seuthes' reign" (nb: wrong))
Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (triens Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 432, 14 Nov. 2018, 214) + ("There is clearly a Hieron II Poseidon/Trident undertype with the trident visible through the reverse prow." (McCabe))
26170 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (triens Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 432, Nov. 2018, 214) + ("There is clearly a Hieron II Poseidon/Trident undertype with the trident visible through the reverse prow." (McCabe))
SO 1032 - Uncertain mint in Sardinia over Sardo-Punic Mint at an uncertain location + ("This and the next coin are overstruck on Sardo-Punic bronzes, type Tanit/Bull, with visible undertypes.")
Rome (denarius, Ceres/two male figures seated) over Rome (denarius, king Tatius/Victory) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 63, 17 May 2012, 122) + ("This coin is overstruck on a denarius of L. Titurius Sabinus, Crawford 344/3")
2881 - Gaza (obol female head/forepart horse) over uncertain type (Heritage, SS3003, March 2012, 20029) + ("This coin is overstruck on an earlier obol of undetermined origin; the profile of a bust l. can be seen facing 9 o'clock on the reverse. The cataloguers have not previously seen an overstruck coin in this series.")
2313 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Artemis/thunderbolt) (CNG, EA 240, Sept. 2010, 79) + ("This coin is overstruck on another coin of Syracuse - most likely the Artemis/Thunderbolt issue (SNG ANS 708)")
1239 - Maroneia (tetradrachm Dionysus/Dionysus) over Lysimachus (Alexander/Athena) (Nomos, 7, May 2013, 24) + ("This coin is overstruck on what appears t … "This coin is overstruck on what appears to be a late Hellenistic tetradrachm in the name of Lysimachos (some letters of basileus can be seen to the right of Dionysos on the reverse, as can the remains of a seated Athena). Exactly which issue it is has yet to be determined"hich issue it is has yet to be determined")

2007 - Taras (nomos Taras/hippocamp) over uncertain type (NAC, Q, Apr. 2006, 1035) + ("This coin is overstruck")

SO 545 - Histiaea over Aegina? + ("This coin is probably overstruck on a bronze of Aegina (see BMC Attica, pl. XXV, 11-14). Traces of the incuse square can be seen on the obverse behind the nymph's head. ")
3518 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, EA 176, Nov. 2007, 50) + ("This coin was apparently overstruck on a Zeus-Ammon / Eagle left on thunderbolt type. Interestingly, that type is known almost exclusively on hemidrachms")
Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (AE Tanit/grain ears) over Carthage (Tanit/horse) (Leu Numismatik, WA12, 30 May 2020, 93) + ("This coin was overstruck on a Carthaginian issue with a head of Tanit to the left on the obverse and a head of a horse to the right on the reverse.")
18553 - Panticapaeum (AE Apollo/tripod) over Pontic type (Aegis/Nike) (Leu Numismatik, WA 25, March 2023, 618) + ("This coin was overstruck on a bronze coin of Amisos with an aegis on the obverse and Nike on the reverse (HGC 7, 242).")
23663 - Tigranocerta (tetrachalkon Tigranes/Tyche) over Aradus (Astarte/bull) (Leu Numismatik, EA 28, Dec. 2023, 1584) + ("This coin was overstruck on a civic bronze coin from Arados with the veiled bust of Astarte on the obverse and a bull on the reverse")
17783 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (rider/bull) (Leu Numismatik, WA 11, Feb. 2020, 42) + ("This coin was overstruck on a didrachm of Gela, with parts of the undertype still visible on the obverse" (nb: Corinth, not Gela))
25480 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 1745) + ("This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm … "This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of the former overlords of Charakene, the Seleukids, as one can faintly read [...]TIOXOY across Herakles' head on the reverse. Which of the Seleukid kings named Antiochos the coin belonged to is difficult to say, but the most likely candicate is Antiochos IV, since the lines across Herakles' body likely derive from a seated Zeus figure, and the traces of the undertype on the obverse resemble his large portrait with curly hair. Another possibility would be Antiochos VIII, who was a near contemporary of Apodakos, but his coinage saw far less circulation in the East due to the collapse of Seleukid imperial control in the 140s and 130s BC, and his portrait is usually much smaller than that of Antiochos IV." (nb: not Antiochus IV and the Zeus aetophoros but Antiochus VII as elsewhere: see the lambda between the omikron of the legend and the hand of Athena)kron of the legend and the hand of Athena))
25833 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Antioch (Seleucus II) (Seleucus/Apollo) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 1769) + ("This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of Alexander III" (nb: wrong identification, different profile; most likely over Seleucus II).)
25846 - Istakhr (Vadfradad I) (tetradrachm Vadfradat/temple fire) over Antioch (Seleucus II) (Seleucus/Apollo) (Leu Numismatik, EA 26, July 2023, 1769) + ("This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of Alexander III" (nb: wrong identification, different profile; most likely over Seleucus II).)
2133 - Sybrita (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain mint (M&M, 66, Oct.1984, 217) + ("This coin was overstruck on an alliance stater of Gortyna and Phaistos, as Svoronos, pl. XII, 22" (to be confirmed))
16576 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Apameia (Leu, Web auction 20, July 2022, 1426) + ("This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Apameia in Syria (HGC 9, 1419) with Zeus's head still visible on the obverse")
1203 - Artaxata (Artavasdes II) (AE Artavasdes/Nike) over Apamei (Zeus/elephant) (Leu Numismatik, EA 15, Feb. 2021, 674) + ("This coin was overstruck on an earlier is … "This coin was overstruck on an earlier issue of Apameia in Syria (HGC 9, 1419): the head of Zeus is still visible on the obverse whereas the reverse shows an elephant standing tothe right and parts of the legend (AΠ[AMEΩN] / TH[Σ IEΡAΣ] - KAI A[ΣΥΛOΥ] / Σ[...]). Unfortunately, the date is not fully readable, but it is likely ΣE = SE 237 = 76/5 BC"e, but it is likely ΣE = SE 237 = 76/5 BC")
25879 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Nomos, 33, June 2024, 1033) + ("This extremely interesting piece is most … "This extremely interesting piece is most exciting because it is clearly overstruck on an earlier Athenian tetradrachm. On the obverse, the AΘE legend of the host coin's reverse is unmistakeable while, on the reverse, Athena's earring and ornamented helmet can be easily made out. Another example of this overstriking, but less clear than here, has been known since 1909 (Egger 26 November 1909, 167 = Caltabiano 352.4)."6 November 1909, 167 = Caltabiano 352.4).")
23296 - Argos Amphilochicum (stater Pegasus/Athena) over uncertain type (Stack's Bowers Galleries, Sept. 2023, 73014) + ("This interesting Stater displays an angular hollow on the obverse resulting from the noted overstrike")
23872 - Rhegium (AE Asclepius/Hygieia) over uncertain type (Bertolami, EA 80, April 2020, 148) + ("This interesting coin is overstruck on an earlier issue with a large flan")
23876 - Rhegium (AE Asclepius/Hygieia) over Rhegium (Apollo/tripod) (Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland, 17, Oct. 2005, 140) + ("This interesting coin is overstruck on an earlier issue with a large flan")
3320 - Boeotia (uncertain mint) (Boeotian League) (AE Demeter/Poseidon) over Antigonus Gonatas (Heracles/rider) (CNG, EA 201, Dec. 2008, 50) + ("This is a well known Boeotian overstrike … "This is a well known Boeotian overstrike on an Antigonid bronze. See Kroll pp. 189-190 for the definitive attribution of the undertype to Antigonos Gonatas and p. 205 for dating these coins to the "late 3rd (or early 2nd?) century BC" together with a suggestion that the overstriking took place after the death of Demetrios II in 229. See also E. Vlachogianni, "A hoard of coins from Thebes," NomKhron 19 (2000), pp. 55-113, for the publication of a hoard of these bronzes, updated bibliography and arguments in favor of the overstrike taking place in the 220's BC"e overstrike taking place in the 220's BC")
2458 - Sicily (uncertain mint) (Tyrrhenians) (AE Athena/Athena) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Roma Numismatics, EA 47, June 2018, 175) + ("This mercenary mint ceased to mint coinage overstruck on Syracusan drachmae when the Tyrrhenoi were wiped out by Timoleon in the 330s BC.")
3238 - Larissa (drachma Thessalos/horse) over Larissa (horse/sandal) (Triton, XV, Jan. 2012, 152) + ("This particular coin is overstruck on an early sandal-type drachm. The reuse of the earlier coinage in this manner explains why they are so rare today")
1902 - Thurium (nomos Athena/bull) over Corinthian type (Ebay seller Artancient ltd) + ("Thurium over Corinthian type stater--outline of helmet including nasal visible on body of bull" (info DMD))
2882 - Sidon (double shekel galley/biga) over uncertain type (CGB, MBS 51, Nov. 2011, 296) + ("Trace de surfrappe au revers.")
1920 - Rhegium (AE Asclepius/Hygieia) over uncertain type (CGB, 49, June 2011, 44) + ("Trace de surfrappe")
2302 - Centuripae (AE Kore/panther) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Hess-Divo, 310, Oct. 2008, 19) + ("Traces de surfrappe au droit")
2224 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over uncertain type (CGB, MBS 27, Feb. 2007, 18) + ("Traces de surfrappe au revers")
2261 - Rhegium (AE Apollo/Wolf) over uncertain type (CGB, Monnaies 43, June 2011) + ("Traces de surfrappe")