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|Sale=Triton | |Image overstriking coin=SO_189_-_Syracuse_(10_litrai_Persephone-Zeus).jpg | ||
|Sale=Triton, 16 Jan. 2013, n° 243 ; Numismatica Ars Classica, 29, 11 May 2005, 135 ; Lanz, 36, 21 April 1986, 115. | |||
|Private collection=A. D. Moretti collection | |Private collection=A. D. Moretti collection | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Persephone left, wearing earring, necklace and wreath of grain ears. In field, long torch. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Persephone left, wearing earring, necklace and wreath of grain ears. In field, long torch. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣYPAKOΣIΩN | |Reverse legend=ΣYPAKOΣIΩN | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus Strategos standing facing, head right, wearing himation, holding scepter. To left, XAP above eagle flying . | |Reverse description=Zeus Strategos standing facing, head right, wearing himation, holding scepter. To left, XAP above eagle flying . | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Date from=214 | |Date from=214 BCE | ||
|Date to=212 | |Date to=212 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=8.47 | |Weight=8.47 | ||
|Diameter=25 | |Diameter=25 | ||
|Axis=9 | |Axis=9 | ||
|Denomination=10 litrai | |Denomination=10 litrai | ||
|Standard=Litra | |Standard=Litra | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=Babelon 1924, n° 1394 (same dies) ; Burnett 1983, p. 24, n° 38 (same dies as illustration) ; HGC 2, n° 1413 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.burnett_1983.38 | |||
|Overstruck authority=Hieronymos (Magistrate in Adramyteum, Mysia, c. 117?-138?)? | |Overstruck authority=Hieronymos (Magistrate in Adramyteum, Mysia, c. 117?-138?)? | ||
|Overstruck denomination=10 litrai | |Overstruck denomination=10 litrai | ||
|Remarks=Extremely rare, one of approximately six known examples. | |||
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Revision as of 09:41, 22 July 2023
214 BCE - 212 BCE | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_189_-_Syracuse_(10_litrai_Persephone-Zeus).jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton, 16 Jan. 2013, n° 243 ; Numismatica Ars Classica, 29, 11 May 2005, 135 ; Lanz, 36, 21 April 1986, 115. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | A. D. Moretti collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Persephone left, wearing earring, necklace and wreath of grain ears. In field, long torch. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Zeus Strategos standing facing, head right, wearing himation, holding scepter. To left, XAP above eagle flying . |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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. 214 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 212 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.478.47 g <br />8,470 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 10 litrai
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Litra | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19241Babelon 1924, n° 1394 (same dies), Burnett 19832Burnett 1983, p. 24, n° 38 (same dies as illustration), HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1413 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Hieronymos (Magistrate in Adramyteum, Mysia, c. 117?-138?)? |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | 10 litrai
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | Extremely rare, one of approximately six known examples. | ||
References
- ^ Babelon, Jean (1924-1936), Catalogue de la collection de Luynes : monnaies grecques, 4 vol., Paris, Bibliothèque nationale.
- ^ Burnett, Andrew M. (1983), "The Enna hoard and the silver coinage of the Syracusan Democracy", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 62, p. 5-26, pl. 1-10.
- ^ 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.
