2440 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/man-headed bull) over Syracuse (Zeus/horse) (Münzen & Medaillen, 17, Oct. 2005, 204)
From SILVER
344 - 336ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1612 - Herbessus over Syracuse.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
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SO 2261 - Herbessos over Syracuse (Orville 1764,pl. VIII,1) overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen & Medaillen, 17, 4 Oct. 2005, 204. From F. Sternberg, Zürich IX (1979), 6 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of man-headed bull right. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Herbessus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 344 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 | 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: 18.8218.82 g <br />18,820 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=109734&AucID=125&Lot=204 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, 5 OS, Campana 1992-20032Campana 1992-2003, 5b, Castrizio 20003Castrizio 2000, Series III, 1, Hoover 2012b4Hoover 2012b, 412 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ZEYΣ EΛEYΘEPIOΣ (Greek) Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣYPAKOΣIΩN (Greek) Horse rearing left |
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: |
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.. 334 | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19865Calciati 1986, p. 185, no. 80 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "überprägungsspuren: Untertyp wohl Syrakus, ev. Typ SNG ANS 533ff" | ||
References
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ Campana, Alberto (1992-2003), Corpus Nummorum Antiquae Italiae, Panorama Numismatico
- ^ Castrizio, Daniele (2000), La monetazione mercenariale in Sicilia. Strategie economiche e territoriali tra Dionisio I e Timoleonte, Catanzaro, Soveria Mannelli, 126 p. and 18 pl.
- ^ Hoover 2012b
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
