1751 - Neapolis (AE Apollo/Achelous) over Syracuse (Zeus/trident) (Nottingham, The Castle Museum)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1751

275 BCE - 250 BCENEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1204 - Neapolis over Syracuse.jpg

Overstruck variety

Syracuse 1204.png

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Nottingham, The Castle Museum
	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Found at Nemi.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

NEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Man headed bull (Acheloo) right, crowed by a flying Nike.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Neapolis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Campania

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:

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

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Burnett - Crawford 1998, p. 55-57, pl. 14, n° 1.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Burnett - Crawford 19981Burnett - Crawford 1998, pl. 14, n° 1, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 589, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 474
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/neapolis campania.hn italy.589

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus left, wearing tainia

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Ornate trident head flanked by dolphins

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. 263 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 218 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	HGC 24HGC 2, n° 1550
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi 2009.339

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: