2262 - Mytistratus (AE Hephaestus/pellets) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Roma Numismatics, EA 20, Aug. 2015, 83)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2262

354 BCE - 344 BCE | MY

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1633_-_Mytistratos_(AE_Hephaestus-laurel_wreath).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics Ltd, EA 20, 29 Aug. 2015, 83

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Hephaestus right, wearing pileus.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

MY (Greek) Six dots above and beneath the legend. All within wreath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Mytistratus

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:

Campanian mercenaries

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 354 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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 30.9930.99 g <br />30,990 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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:	Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 293 Em. 1 OS/1-1 OS/9, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 953
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytistratum.cns iii.1

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 reverse)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on obverse).

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 19863Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily4SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20095Puglisi 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:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on Syracusan bronze, Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet / Sea-star between two dolphins, cf. CNS II 62; SNG ANS 455"