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|Sale=Roma | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1674_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1003838&AucID=1948&Lot=45 | |||
|Sale=Roma Numismatic, EA 36, 27 May 2017, 45 ; Classical Numismatic Group, 78, 14 May 2008, 120(d) | |||
|Private collection=E. Favorito Collection ; R. B. W. Collection | |Private collection=E. Favorito Collection ; R. B. W. Collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. Linear border. | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. Linear border. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) | |Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=287 BCE | ||
|Date to=278 | |Date to=278 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Bronze | |||
|Weight=7.85 | |Weight=7.85 | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Denomination=denomination A/B | ||
|Coin series reference=Calciati 1986, n° 167-168 ; HGC 2, n° 1449 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.326 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Kore (visible on obverse). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Kore (visible on obverse). | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 25 July 2023
287 BCE - 278 BCEΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatic, EA 36, 27 May 2017, 45 ; Classical Numismatic Group, 78, 14 May 2008, 120(d) | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | E. Favorito Collection ; R. B. W. Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. Linear border. |
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: | Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 287 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 278 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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A/B | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, n° 167-168, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1449, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Kore (visible on obverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). |
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: |
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
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: | |||
References
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
