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:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 201 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime 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: 5.995.99 g <br />5,990 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Shekel
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Head of Poseidon right (visible on reverse).
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Trident (visible on obverse: trident with part of Hieron’s name with the control letters Θ Φ below (control letters not listed in CNS).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.ᵖ:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 270 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
"Overstruck on a bronze of Hieron II with Poseidon head right/Trident. An interesting overstruck coin that clearly shows the trident with part of Hieron's name with the control letters Θ Φ below (control letters not listed in CNS) on the obverse. On the reverse, the undertype is a head of Poseidon right, not left, which is a very rare variety, only represented by six examples in Calciati/CNS. There are two examples in SNG Copenhagen, 323 and 325, that are also overstruck on a Hieron II bronze, but only the trident is visible on the reverse of those specimens."
References
^Kapossy, Balázs (1993), Münzen der Antike : Katalog der Sammlung Jean-Pierre Righetti im Bernischen Historischen Museum, Bern, 425 p., 208 pl.
^Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.
^Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
periodTime period of the numismatic object.
