275 BCE - 250 BCENEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ
Overstriking coin
SO 1204 - Neapolis over Syracuse.jpg
Overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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NEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Man headed bull (Acheloo) right, crowed by a flying Nike.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Neapolis
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Campania
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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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.. 250 BCE
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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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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Zeus left, wearing tainia
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Ornate trident head flanked by dolphins
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 263 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 218 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
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