278 BCE - 276 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Hirsch, 267, 5 May 2010, 100
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Athena standing right, wearing chiton and helmet, holding spear with right hand and shield attached on left arm.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 278 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 276 BCE
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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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A/B
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣΩΤΕIΡΑ (Greek) Head of Artemis right (visible on obverse).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΣ (Greek) Thunderbolt (visible on reverse).
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 295 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 289 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 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:
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denomination B
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References
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