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|Weight=30.92 | |Weight=30.92 | ||
|Denomination=litra | |Denomination=litra | ||
|Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 329-332, 1 OS/3; HGC 2, n° 42-43 | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 329-332, 1 OS/3; SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 1152; HGC 2, n° 42-43 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/adranum.puglisi_2009.4-5 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/adranum.puglisi_2009.4-5 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description= | |Overstruck reverse description=(visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 20 July 2023
354 BCE - 344 BCEΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ
Images
Overstriking coin
Adranum_1583_Freeman.jpg
Overstruck variety
Syracuse SO 2263.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Freeman & Sear, MBS 15, 27 June 2008, 23 = Classical Numismatic Group, EA 211, 3 June 2009, 144 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Cithara within linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Adranum | 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 periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 30.9230.92 g <br />30,920 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: litra
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 329-332, 1 OS/3, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 1152, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 42-43 | |
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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.: | (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: | litra
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, p 111, n° 62, SNG ANS 5 Sicily5SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1436 | ||
| 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 Syracusan issue with types helmeted head of Athena/star between two dolphins (as Calciati II, 62 and SNG ANS 454ff)." | ||
