2012 - Syracuse (tetradrachm biga/Arethusa) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (New York, ANS, 1954.12.1)
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Revision as of 14:21, 22 July 2023
440 BCE - 430 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1954.12.1 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Santamaria, 12 Oct. 1949, 338 (Magnaguti) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning the horses with wreath.In exergue, Ketos. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ (Greek) Head of Arethusa right, wearing sphendone. Around, 4 dolphins. |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8516.85 g <br />16,850 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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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).: 29.329.3 mm <br />2.93 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Boehringer 1929, n° 586.8, Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m, SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Boehringer 19291Boehringer 1929, n° 585-590 and 592-594, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1313 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Catana | 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. 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
- ^ Boehringer, Erich (1929), Die Münzen von Syrakus, Berlin-Leipzig, vi, [2], 297 p. : ill. and portfolio of 32 pl. ; 28 cm
- ^ 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.
