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|Sale=Pecunem (Gitbud & Naumann), 37, 1 Nov. 2015, 22 | |Sale=Pecunem (Gitbud & Naumann), 37, 1 Nov. 2015, 22 | ||
|Obverse legend=ΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ | |Obverse legend=ΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣYMMAXIKON | |Reverse legend=ΣYMMAXIKON | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Lighted torch between two grain ears. In field, A-Λ. | |Reverse description=Lighted torch between two grain ears. In field, A-Λ. | ||
|Mint=Alaesa | |Mint=Alaesa | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from= | |Authority=Campanian mercenaries | ||
|Date to= | |Date from=344 BCE | ||
|Date to=339 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=33.29 | |Weight=33.29 | ||
|Diameter=31 | |Diameter=31 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1986, p. 446-447, n° 14-14/5; HGC 2, n° 183-187 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.302 | |||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
Revision as of 05:45, 21 July 2023
344 BCE - 339 BCEΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ | ΣYMMAXIKON
Images
Overstriking coin
Alaesa_1600_Pecunem.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Syracuse SO 2263.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Pecunem (Gitbud & Naumann), 37, 1 Nov. 2015, 22 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYMMAXIKON (Greek) Lighted torch between two grain ears. In field, A-Λ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alaesa | 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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 339 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: 33.2933.29 g <br />33,290 mg <br /> | ||
| 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 19861Calciati 1986, p. 446-447, n° 14-14/5, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 183-187 | |
| 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 | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish |
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 19861Calciati 1986, p 111, n° 62, SNG ANS 5 Sicily3SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 22HGC 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 issue of Syracuse (Dionysios I). See SNG ANS 454-469 for undertype" | ||
References
- a b Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, 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.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
