26068 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (quadrans Hercules/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Hiero/horseman) (Sternberg, 23, Oct. 2000, 341): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse legend language=Latin | |Reverse legend language=Latin | ||
|Reverse description=Prow, right. | |Reverse description=Prow, right. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Authority=Roman Republic | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
|Date from=215 BCE | |Date from=215 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Horseman galloping r., holding spear | |Overstruck reverse description=Horseman galloping r., holding spear | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck authority=Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) | ||
|Overstruck date from=270 BCE | |Overstruck date from=270 BCE | ||
Latest revision as of 05:42, 31 May 2024
215 BCE - 212 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Frank Sternberg, 23, 22 Oct. 2000, 341 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hercules, right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8216.82 g <br />16,820 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: quadrans
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°104, RRC2RRC,n°41/8b | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IEPΩNOΣ (Greek) Horseman galloping r., holding spear |
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: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 270 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19863Calciati 1986, n°195, SNG ANS 5 Sicily4SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n°936, Puglisi 20095Puglisi 2009, n°342-343, HGC 26HGC 2, n°1548 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Der Quadrans ist überprägt auf eine Münze Hieron II von Syrakus (274-216 v.Chr.)." | ||
