4265 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/man-headed bull) over Syracuse (Zeus/horse) (Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4265

339 - 336

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2261 - Herbessos over Syracuse (Orville 1764,pl. VIII,1).jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 2261 - Herbessos over Syracuse (Orville 1764,pl. VIII,1) overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Wreathed head of female (Sikelia?) right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Forepart of man-headed bull right

Mint and issuing power

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

Herbessus

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 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336

Classic periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze		DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Hemilitron

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Orville 17641Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1, Calciati 1983-19872Calciati 1983-1987, 5 OS, Campana 1992-20033Campana 1992-2003, 5b, Castrizio 20004Castrizio 2000, Series III, 1, Hoover 2012b5Hoover 2012b, 412

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Zeus Eleutherios

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Horse galloping to l.

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 339 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Calciati 1983-19872Calciati 1983-1987, 80

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: