2235 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 281, May 2012, 136)
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{{Overstrike | {{Overstrike | ||
− | |Sale=Hirsch 281 | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1665_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).png |
+ | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=508981&AucID=912&Lot=136 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2080979&AucID=4952&Lot=145 | ||
+ | |Sale=Hirsch, 281, 2 May 2012, 136 | ||
|Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus Hellanios left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus Hellanios left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. Linear border. | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. Linear border. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) | |Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=287 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=278 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Diameter=22 | |Diameter=22 | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Denomination=denomination A/B |
+ | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1986, p. 301-302, n° 154-156 ; HGC 2, n° 1448 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.326 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΩΤΕIΡΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΩΤΕIΡΑ | ||
− | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of | + | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek |
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Persephone. In field, dophin. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Nike in biga right (visible on reverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Nike in biga right (visible on reverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
− | |Overstruck authority= | + | |Overstruck authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
+ | |Overstruck date from=287 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=278 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=denomination A/B or B | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, n° 123 or 122 or 124-127 ; HGC 2, n° 1446 or 1447 or 1466 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 328 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.328 | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 11:20, 25 July 2023
287 BCE - 278 BCEΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Hirsch, 281, 2 May 2012, 136 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Zeus Hellanios left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. Linear border. |
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: | Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 287 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 278 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A/B | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, p. 301-302, n° 154-156, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1448, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΩΤΕIΡΑ (Greek) Head of Persephone. In field, dophin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Nike in biga right (visible on reverse). |
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: | Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 287 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 278 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination A/B or B |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, n° 123 or 122 or 124-127, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1446 or 1447 or 1466, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 328 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- a b Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, 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.
- a b Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.