4265 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/man-headed bull) over Syracuse (Zeus/horse) (Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1)
From SILVER
339 - 336
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 2261 - Herbessos over Syracuse (Orville 1764,pl. VIII,1).jpg
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of female (Sikelia?) right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Forepart of man-headed bull right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Herbessos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 339 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 | Classic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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.: Hemilitron | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Orville 1764, pl. VIII, 1 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Castrizio Series III1Castrizio Series III, 1, Campana 5b2Campana 5b, CNS 5 OS3CNS 5 OS, HGC 24HGC 2, 412 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Zeus Eleutherios | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse |
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: |
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: | CNS 805CNS 80 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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