26190 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Heracles/boar) over Syracuse (Poseidon/trident) (eBay Lanz, 6 May 2017): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse legend language=Latin | |Reverse legend language=Latin | ||
|Reverse description=Bull charging right; below, snake. Above, corn-ear, three pellets | |Reverse description=Bull charging right; below, snake. Above, corn-ear, three pellets | ||
|Mint=Sicily (uncertain mint) | |Mint=Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Sicily | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Authority=Roman Republic | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
Latest revision as of 05:12, 31 May 2024
211 BCE - 208 BCE | ROMA
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
Syracuse Poseidon trident.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | RBW Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hercules, right, wearing boar-skin. Behind, three pellets. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Bull charging right, below, snake. Above, corn-ear, three pellets |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 208 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.625.62 g <br />5,620 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: quadrans
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RRC1RRC, n°69/5, RBW2RBW, n°292 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Poseidon, left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IEPONOΣ (Greek) Trident |
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: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 240 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19863Calciati 1986, n° 197, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, n°339, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 1550 | ||
| 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 bronze coin of Hieron (see SNG Copenhagen 853 - Trident and ´IEPΩNOΣ´ evident)" | ||
