2422 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/lyre) over Syracuse (Zeus/thunderbolt) (Berk, BBS 197, April 2016, 446)
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|Reverse description=Lyra. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Lyra. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Herbessus | |Mint=Herbessus | ||
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
|Authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) | |Authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=344 | + | |Date from=344 BBC |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=336 BCE |
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=16.66 | |Weight=16.66 | ||
+ | |Denomination=dilitron | ||
|Coin reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=900845&AucID=1698&Lot=446 | |Coin reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=900845&AucID=1698&Lot=446 | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 136; Calciati 1987, p. 252, no. 2 OS-2 OS/3; HGC 2, n° 414 | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 136; Calciati 1987, p. 252, no. 2 OS-2 OS/3; HGC 2, n° 414 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/herbessus.puglisi_2009.104 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
− | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
|Overstruck authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)? | |Overstruck authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)? | ||
− | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=339 BCE |
− | |Overstruck date to= | + | |Overstruck date to=334 BCE |
|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff | + | |Overstruck denomination=hemilitron |
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff; Calciati 1986, p. 185, n° 80; HGC 2, n° 1439 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.306 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="overstruck on hemilitron of Syracuse, the head of Zeus is visible with brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sikelia"; "Our coin is struck over a Hemilitron of Syracuse (BMC Sicily 313-318), the head of Zeus right is slightly visible. The inscription below the truncation starts ΙEYΣ [...]". | |Remarks="overstruck on hemilitron of Syracuse, the head of Zeus is visible with brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sikelia"; "Our coin is struck over a Hemilitron of Syracuse (BMC Sicily 313-318), the head of Zeus right is slightly visible. The inscription below the truncation starts ΙEYΣ [...]". | ||
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344 BBC - 336 BCE | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ
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Overstriking coin
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SO 1620 - Herbessus over Syracuse (Lanz, 159, 8 Dec. 2014, 38).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Lanz, 159, 8 Dec. 2014, 38 = Harlan Berk, BBS 197, 27 April 2016, 446 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Lyra. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Herbessus | 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: | Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 344 BBC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6616.66 g <br />16,660 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dilitron | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=900845&AucID=1698&Lot=446 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 136, Calciati 19872Calciati 1987, p. 252, no. 2 OS-2 OS/3, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 414 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ (Greek) Head of Zeus Eleutherios right, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse: brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sicily). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). |
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: | Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)? |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | hemilitron |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff, Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, p. 185, n° 80, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1439 | ||
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: | "overstruck on hemilitron of Syracuse, the head of Zeus is visible with brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sikelia"; "Our coin is struck over a Hemilitron of Syracuse (BMC Sicily 313-318), the head of Zeus right is slightly visible. The inscription below the truncation starts ΙEYΣ [...]". |
References
- a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.