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|Reverse description=Nike driving quadriga left, holding filleted palm and, reins. In field, ΣY and monograms. | |Reverse description=Nike driving quadriga left, holding filleted palm and, reins. In field, ΣY and monograms. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=213 BCE | |Date from=213 BCE | ||
|Date to=212 BCE | |Date to=212 BCE | ||
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|Axis=1 | |Axis=1 | ||
|Denomination=8 litrai | |Denomination=8 litrai | ||
|Coin series reference=Burnett 1983, p. 25, n° 51 ; HGC 2, n° 1416 | |Coin series reference=Burnett 1983, p. 25, n° 51 ; HGC 2, n° 1416 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.burnett_1983.51-53 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.burnett_1983.51-53 | ||
|Remarks="overstruck" | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence=uncertain | |||
|Remarks="overstruck" (nb: not surely an overstrike) | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 5 August 2023
213 BCE - 212 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage Signature, NYINC 3071, 6 Jan. 2019, 34012, HID02901242017. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Persephone left, wearing earring, necklace, grain ear wreath. In field, bee. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Nike driving quadriga left, holding filleted palm and, reins. In field, ΣY and monograms. |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 213 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: 6.786.78 g <br />6,780 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 8 litrai
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Burnett 19831Burnett 1983, p. 25, n° 51, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1416 | |
| 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: |
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: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck" (nb: not surely an overstrike) | ||
References
- ^ 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.
