3555 - Syracuse (Agathocles) (tetradrachm Persephone/quadriga) over uncertain type (Stack’s, Bowers and Ponterio, Jan. 2017, 2027): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_184_-_Syracuse_(Agathocles)_(tetradrachm_Persephone-quadriga).jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO_184_-_Syracuse_(Agathocles)_(tetradrachm_Persephone-quadriga).jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=953188&AucID=1843&Lot=2027 | |||
|Sale=Stack’s, Bowers and Ponterio, 12 Jan. 2017, 2027. | |Sale=Stack’s, Bowers and Ponterio, 12 Jan. 2017, 2027. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Persephone left, wearing earrings, necklace and grain ear wreath. Around, three dolphins. Below truncation, ΦI (magistrate name). | |Obverse description=Head of Persephone left, wearing earrings, necklace and grain ear wreath. Around, three dolphins. Below truncation, ΦI (magistrate name). | ||
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|Reverse description=Charioteer driving a fast quadriga left, holding kentron and reins . Above, triskeles. In exergue, monogram. | |Reverse description=Charioteer driving a fast quadriga left, holding kentron and reins . Above, triskeles. In exergue, monogram. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Authority=Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) | |Authority=Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) | ||
|Date from=310 BCE | |Date from=310 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 640 ; Ierardi 1995, n° 1-84 ; HGC 2, n° 1348 | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 640 ; Ierardi 1995, n° 1-84 ; HGC 2, n° 1348 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.de_lisle_2021.s1 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.de_lisle_2021.s1 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Remarks="Some evidence of being overstruck" | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 2 August 2023
310 BCE - 305 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
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Overstriking coin
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SO_184_-_Syracuse_(Agathocles)_(tetradrachm_Persephone-quadriga).jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Stack’s, Bowers and Ponterio, 12 Jan. 2017, 2027. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Persephone left, wearing earrings, necklace and grain ear wreath. Around, three dolphins. Below truncation, ΦI (magistrate name). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Charioteer driving a fast quadriga left, holding kentron and reins . Above, triskeles. In exergue, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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: | Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 310 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.1217.12 g <br />17,120 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 5 Sicily1SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 640, Ierardi 19952Ierardi 1995, n° 1-84, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1348 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Some evidence of being overstruck" | ||
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
- ^ Ierardi, Michael (1995), "The tetradrachms of Agathocles of Syracuse : a preliminary study", American journal of numismatics, ANS, Vol. 7-8, 2nd ser. p.1-73.
- ^ 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.
