344 BCE - 339 BCEΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ | ΣYMMAXIKON
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Pecunem (Gitbud & Naumann), 37, 1 Nov. 2015, 22
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΑΡΧΑΓΕΤΑΣ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣYMMAXIKON (Greek) Lighted torch between two grain ears. In field, A-Λ.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Alaesa
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Sicily
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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Campanian mercenaries
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 339 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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: 33.2933.29 g <br />33,290 mg <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 367 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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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litra
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