Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (Numismatic Ars Classica, 61, 5 Oct. 2011, 154)
From SILVER
214 BCE - 212 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatic Ars Classica, 61, 5 Oct. 2011, 154 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Hersch collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Roma, right. Value mark to left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. Above, grain ear. Value mark below. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain 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. 214 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: 6.696.69 g <br />6,690 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: uncia
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, p. 42, n°22 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°79, RRC2RRC, n°42/4 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Poseidon, left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IEPONOΣ (Greek) Trident |
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. 240 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° 197, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, n°339, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 1550 | ||
| 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: | "Traces of over-striking on a bronze of Syracuse of Hieron II (type: Zeus/Trident)" | ||
