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|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg | |Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2202031&AucID=5300&Lot=1050 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2202031&AucID=5300&Lot=1050 | ||
|Sale=Roma Numismatics, | |Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 5, 1 Feb. 2014, 138 | ||
|Private collection=J. Swithenbank collection | |Private collection=J. Swithenbank collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus Eleutherios right. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus Eleutherios right. | ||
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|Reverse description=Aphrodite seated right, wearing chiton, holding dove in extended left hand. | |Reverse description=Aphrodite seated right, wearing chiton, holding dove in extended left hand. | ||
|Mint=Petra | |Mint=Petra | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=340 BCE | |Date from=340 BCE | ||
|Date to=330 BCE | |Date to=330 BCE | ||
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|Diameter=32 | |Diameter=32 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=drachma | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 614 ; Calciati 1987, p. 317, n° 1 ; HGC 2, n° 1097 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 310, n° 261 | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 614 ; Calciati 1987, p. 317, n° 1 ; HGC 2, n° 1097 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 310, n° 261 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/petra_sicily.puglisi_2009.261 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/petra_sicily.puglisi_2009.261 | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 | |Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from= | |Overstruck date from=400 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to= | |Overstruck date to=367 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck denomination=drachma | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69 ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469 ; HGC 2, n° 1436 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69 ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469 ; HGC 2, n° 1436 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.302 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.302 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a drachm of Syracuse" | |||
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340 BCE - 330 BCE | ΠΕΤΡΙΝΩΝ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 5, 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. | 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.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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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.: drachma
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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: | |||
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 | 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.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma
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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: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a drachm of Syracuse" | ||
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- a b 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.
- a b Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
