1696 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Hiero/thunderbolt) (Hersh 1953, 28c): Difference between revisions
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|Denomination=triens (light) | |Denomination=triens (light) | ||
|Standard=sextantal or uncial | |Standard=sextantal or uncial | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 16 August 2022
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Rome, National Museum, 74123 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Saturne or Minerva right. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Prow of galley right. Above, grain ear. In right field, KA (?). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. | Latium | 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: | Roman Republic |
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
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.758.75 g <br />8,750 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triens (light) | |
| StandardStandard.: sextantal or uncial | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ch. A. Hersh, "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6/13 (1953), p. 33-68, pl. 4-5, n° 28c. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | M. Crawford1M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hieron left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ IEPONYMOY Winged thunderbolt. |
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: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
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: | BMC Sicily2BMC Sicily, Syracuse 645 f. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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