2184 - Agrigentum (AE Zeus/eagles) over Syracuse (Agathocles) (Artemis/thunderbolt) (Rusty Pennies, FPL, 44)
From SILVER
288 BCE - 279 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Agrigentum_1594_Rusty.jpg
Overstruck variety
Syracuse - Artemis Thunderbolt.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Rusty Pennies (ALEXANDER BASOK 1954 FIRST ST. #186 HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035 USA), FPS #44 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two eagles standing left, devouring dead hare. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Agrigentum | 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: | Phintias (tyrant of Agrigentum, c. 288-279 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 288 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 279 BCE | 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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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.658.65 g <br />8,650 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: litra
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, n° 125, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 1128, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 158-160 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΩTEIPA (Greek) Draped bust of Artemis Soteira to right, quiver over her shoulder | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ - AΓAΘOKΛEOΣ (Greek) Winged thunderbolt |
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: | Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 304 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 289 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: | litra
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, n° 142, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 708, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1537 | ||
| 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: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on previous issue" | ||
