2112 - Adranum (AE Apollo/lyre) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (MacDonald coll. 33)
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− | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection | + | |Image overstriking coin=Adranum_1584_MacDonald.jpg |
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Adranum_1584_MacDonald_drawing.jpg | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Syracuse SO 2263.jpg | ||
+ | |Private collection=D. MacDonald collection, n° 33 | ||
|Obverse legend=ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ | |Obverse legend=ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse description=Cithara within linear border. | |Reverse description=Cithara within linear border. | ||
|Mint=Adranum | |Mint=Adranum | ||
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
− | |Authority= | + | |Authority=Campanian mercenaries |
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=344 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=336 BCE |
|Period=classical | |Period=classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=29.13 | |Weight=29.13 | ||
|Diameter=29 | |Diameter=29 | ||
− | |Axis=7 | + | |Axis=7 |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 49, n° 33 |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 329-332, 1 OS/3; MacDonald 2009, p. 49, n° 33; HGC 2, n° 42-43 |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/adranum.puglisi_2009.4-5 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet) | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: large portions of one dolphin, traces of the second dolphin) | |Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: large portions of one dolphin, traces of the second dolphin) | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
− | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
− | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
− | |Overstruck denomination= | + | |Overstruck date from=400 BCE |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati, | + | |Overstruck date to=367 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=litra | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p 111, n° 62; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469; HGC 2, n° 1436 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.302 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
+ | |Remarks=(visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet) (visible on reverse: large portions of one dolphin, traces of the second dolphin) | ||
}} | }} |
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344 BCE - 336 BCEΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 33 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Cithara within linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Adranum | 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: | Campanian mercenaries |
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.. 336 BCE | classical periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 29.1329.13 g <br />29,130 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 49, n° 33 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 329-332, 1 OS/3, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 49, n° 33, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 42-43 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: large portions of one dolphin, traces of the second dolphin) |
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: | Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
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 | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | litra ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, p 111, n° 62, SNG ANS 5 Sicily5SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1436 | ||
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: | (visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet) (visible on reverse: large portions of one dolphin, traces of the second dolphin) |
References
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- 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.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,