2704 - Leontini (tetradrachm Apollo/lion) over Catana (man-faced bull/Nike) (Vienna, KM, GR 6537)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2704

455 BCE - 430 BCE | ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_152_-_Leontini_(tetradrachm).png

Overstruck variety

152_Catana_(Amenanos-Nike).png

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, GR 6537.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ (Greek) Lion head right with open jaw surrounded by three barley corns and a cithara.

Mint and issuing power

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

Leontini

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. 455 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: 16.9816.98 g <br />16,980 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Garraffo 1984, p. 135, n° 3, pl. XVII, n° 5, Fischer-Bossert 2016, p. 121	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Garraffo 19841Garraffo 1984, p. 135, n° 3, pl. XVII, n° 5, Boehringer 19982Boehringer 1998, n° 56, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 672, Fischer-Bossert 20164Fischer-Bossert 2016, p. 121
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/leontini.boehringer 1998.56 61-63 66

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Man-faced bull (river god Amenanos) half-kneeling right on tunny fish right, peacock above

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KATANAION (Greek) Nike rushing right.

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. 461 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 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:	Kraay - Hirmer 19665Kraay - Hirmer 1966, pl. 10, n° 31 (this coin), Arnold-Biucchi 19906Arnold-Biucchi 1990, n° 54-59 var., HGC 23HGC 2, n° 559 var., Fischer-Bossert 20164Fischer-Bossert 2016, p. 122 (this coin)
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.arnold-biucchi 1990.48-66

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on earlier Sicilian coins"