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|Reverse description=Thunderbolt. Linear border. | |Reverse description=Thunderbolt. Linear border. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) | |Authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) | ||
|Date from=339 BCE | |Date from=339 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Hippocamp swimming left. | |Overstruck reverse description=Hippocamp swimming left. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=375 BCE | |Overstruck date from=375 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, n° 34-45 ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 426-433, 434-453 ; HGC 2, n° 1456 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 323, n° 303 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, n° 34-45 ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 426-433, 434-453 ; HGC 2, n° 1456 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 323, n° 303 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.303 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.303 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a Hemilitron (Athena / Hippocamp; CNS 34-45)" | |Remarks="Overstruck on a Hemilitron (Athena / Hippocamp; CNS 34-45)" | ||
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339 BCE - 317 BCEΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Bertolami, EA 71, 16 June 2019, 463 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ (Greek) Head of Zeus Eleutherios left, wearing laurel wreath. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Thunderbolt. Linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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: | Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 BCE | Classical and Hellenistic 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: 7.497.49 g <br />7,490 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination C | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, n° 74, SNG ANS 5 Sicily2SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 489, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1485, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 323, n° 304 (eagle on the reverse) | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena in Corinthian helmet left. Dolphin and/or pellet to right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Hippocamp swimming left. |
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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 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: | denomination B |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, n° 34-45, SNG ANS 5 Sicily2SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 426-433, 434-453, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1456, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 323, n° 303 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Hemilitron (Athena / Hippocamp; CNS 34-45)" | ||
