2181 - Petra (AE Zeus/Aphrodite) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Roma Numismatics, EA 5, Feb. 2014, 138)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2181

340 BCE - 330 BCE | ΠΕΤΡΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1637_-_Petra_(AE_Zeus-Aphrodite).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA5, 1 Feb. 2014, 138
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	J. Swithenbank collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus Eleutherios right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΕΤΡΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Aphrodite seated right, wearing chiton, holding dove in extended left hand.

Mint and issuing power

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

Petra

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (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. 340 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: 27.2527.25 g <br />27,250 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination AA	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 614, Calciati 19872Calciati 1987, p. 317, n° 1, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1097, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 310, n° 261
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/petra sicily.puglisi 2009.261

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)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse).

Mint and issuing power

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

Syracuse

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Magna Graecia (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), Dionysius II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 367-357 and 346-344 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 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:

denomination AA

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19865Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily6SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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