20097 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/man-headed bull) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Heritage Auctions Europe - MPO Auctions, 76, Nov. 2022, 3111)
From SILVER
339 BCE - 334 BCEΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage Auctions Europe - MPO Auctions, 76, 14 Nov. 2022, 3111 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Laureate head of Sikelia right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bearded and honored head of man-faced bull right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Herbessus | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 30.1030.1 g <br />30,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 252, n° 4 OS-4 OS/1, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 411, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 260, n° 103 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣYPA (Greek) Head of Athena to left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Eight-rayed sea-star between two 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: | Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 367 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily5SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302 | ||
| 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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on a Drachm of Syracuse" | ||
