2374 - Silerae (AE man-headed bull/Leukaspis) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Triton, V, Jan. 2002, 224

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2374

340 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEΡAIΩN | ΣΙΛ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1640_-_Sileraioi_(AE_man-headed_bull-Leukaspis).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Triton, V, 15 Jan. 2002, 224

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣIΛEΡAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of a man-headed bull left. Linear border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΙΛ (Greek) Warrior (Leukaspis) right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. Linear border.

Mint and issuing power

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

Silerae

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:

Campanian mercenaries

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: 31.0231.02 g <br />31,020 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 297-300, n° 1-1/36, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1242, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 318, n° 285
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/silerae.puglisi 2009.285

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 obverse: outline of Athena's head and helmet)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: starfish).

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 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:	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 (Calciati II pg. 111, 62), with the outline of Athena's head and helmet visible on the obverse, and the star and one dolphin visible on the reverse"

References

^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
a b Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,