2528 - Syracuse (octobol Persephone/Athena) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Brussels, KBR, II 89507)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_186_-_Syracuse_(octobol_Persephone-Athena).jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=186_Corinth_Pegasus-Athena.jpg | ||
|Museum collection=Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 89507 | |Museum collection=Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 89507 | ||
|Sale=Galerie des Monnaies et Antiquités (Paolucci-Luxembourg) 1 (26/09/1998), no. 47. | |Sale=Galerie des Monnaies et Antiquités (Paolucci-Luxembourg) 1 (26/09/1998), no. 47. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Persephone right, wearing earings, necklace and corn wreath. In field, dolphin. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Persephone right, wearing earings, necklace and corn wreath. In field, dolphin. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Athena Promachos left, wearing chiton and himation, holding spear and shield. in field, thunderbolt and cornucopia. | |Reverse description=Athena Promachos left, wearing chiton and himation, holding spear and shield. in field, thunderbolt and cornucopia. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Authority=Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) | |Authority=Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) | ||
| + | |Date from=278 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=275 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=7.83 | |Weight=7.83 | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
| − | |Axis=7 | + | |Axis=7 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=cctobol |
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2000, p. 189-213 |
| − | |Coin series reference=BMC Thessaly, p. 112, | + | |Coin series reference=BMC Thessaly, p. 112, n° 9-17 ; HGC 3.1, n° 263 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/pyrrhus.bmc_9-19 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying left. | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Athena left with a corinthian helmet. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Corinth | |Overstruck mint=Corinth | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 17:30, 20 July 2023
278 BCE - 275 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_186_-_Syracuse_(octobol_Persephone-Athena).jpg
Overstruck variety
186_Corinth_Pegasus-Athena.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 89507 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Galerie des Monnaies et Antiquités (Paolucci-Luxembourg) 1 (26/09/1998), no. 47. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Persephone right, wearing earings, necklace and corn wreath. In field, dolphin. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (Greek) Athena Promachos left, wearing chiton and himation, holding spear and shield. in field, thunderbolt and cornucopia. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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: | Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 278 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.837.83 g <br />7,830 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cctobol | 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).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2000, p. 189-213 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Thessaly1BMC Thessaly, p. 112, n° 9-17, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 263 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Athena left with a corinthian helmet. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Gardner, Percy (1883), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. V : Thessaly to Aetolia, London, The Trustees, p. 234, pl. 32.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
