2194 - Petra (AE Zeus/Aphrodite) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (CNG, EA 374, May 2016, 125)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2194

340 BCE - 330 BCE | ΠΕΤΡΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1636_-_Petra_(AE_Zeus-Aphrodite).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 374, 11 May 2016, 125 ; Classical Numismatic Group, EA 130, 04 Jan. 2006, 131

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus Eleutherios right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΕΤΡΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Aphrodite seated right, wearing chiton, holding dove in extended left hand.

Mint and issuing power

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

Petra

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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 27.6127.61 g <br />27,610 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 614, Calciati 19872Calciati 1987, p. 317, n° 1, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1097, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 310, n° 261
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/petra sicily.puglisi 2009.261

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on reverse)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on obverse).

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.

Physical description

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

drachma

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Calciati 19865Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily6SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi 2009.302

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Syracusan drachm, Athena/Two dolphins, star (CNS 62), with the outline of the dolphins visible on the obverse, and the bowl of Athena's helmet visible on the reverse"