20143 - Centuripae (AE Kore/panther) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Roma Numismatics, EA 75, Oct. 2020, 45)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 20143

339 BCE - 330 BCE | ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

Centuripae_2607_Roma.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 75, 15 Oct. 2020, 45
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	From the collection of a Scientist; Ex J. Olphin Collection, privately purchased from Classical Numismatic Group Inc., inventory #851540.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore left, wearing grain wreath, surrounded by four dolphins.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Panther left.

Mint and issuing power

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

Centuripae

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. 339 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: 31.7731.77 g <br />31,770 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma	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).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1305, Calciati 19872Calciati 1987, p. 165-169, n° 1-2/4, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 638
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/centuripae.cns iii.1-2

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣΥΡΑ (ΣΥΡΑ) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized 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 23HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20096Puglisi 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:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	nb: no mention of overstrike