2439 - Alaesa (AE Apollo/torch & grain ears) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (MacDonald coll., 35)
From SILVER
344 BCE - 339 BCEΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ | ΣYMMAXIKON
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n) 35 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ (Greek) Head of Apollo Archegetas left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYMMAXIKON (Greek) Lighted torch planted in the ground between two grain ears. All within linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alaesa | 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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 339 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 30.5430.54 g <br />30,540 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 51, n° 35 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, p. 446-447, n° 14-14/5, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 51, n° 35, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 183-187 |
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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 much of helmet, lips, chin, neck termination). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: portions of both dolphins and slight traces of central 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 |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | litra |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, p 111, n° 62, SNG ANS 5 Sicily4SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1436 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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