2012 - Syracuse (tetradrachm biga/Arethusa) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (New York, ANS, 1954.12.1)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2012

440 BCE - 430 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1954.12.1	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Santamaria, 12 Oct. 1949, 338 (Magnaguti)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning the horses with wreath.In exergue, Ketos. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ (Greek) Head of Arethusa right, wearing sphendone. Around, 4 dolphins.

Mint and issuing power

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

Syracuse

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. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8516.85 g <br />16,850 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 29.329.3 mm <br />2.93 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Boehringer 1929, n° 586.8, Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m, SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189, Garraffo 1984, p. 138, n° 2, pl. XVIII, n° 16	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Boehringer 19291Boehringer 1929, n° 585-590 and 592-594, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m, SNG ANS 5 Sicily3SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189, Garraffo 19844Garraffo 1984, p. 138, n° 2, pl. XVIII, n° 16, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 1313
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger 1929.585-590 592-594

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Slow quadriga r., the driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, holding the reins with both hands, kentron in his r. hand.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KATANAI - O-N (Greek) Head of Apollo r., the long hair tied up in a laurel wreath in the back of the head.

Mint and issuing power

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

Catana

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Sicily

Modern countryModern country: Italy

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

SNG ANS 4 Sicily6SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 1241

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: