2235 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (Hirsch, 281, May 2012, 136)

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|Sale=Hirsch 281 (02/05/2012), no. 136
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_1665_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).png
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=508981&AucID=912&Lot=136
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|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2080979&AucID=4952&Lot=145
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|Sale=Hirsch, 281, 2 May 2012, 136
 
|Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ
 
|Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ
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|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
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|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=288
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|Date from=287 BCE
|Date to=279
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|Date to=278 BCE
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|Period=Hellenistic
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|Metal=Bronze
 
|Diameter=22
 
|Diameter=22
|Coin series reference=R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum. The Bronze Coinage, Milan, 1983-1987, vol. II, 154-156 and 167-168;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Sicily (including Lipara), Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 2, Lancaster-London, 2012, no. 1448
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|Denomination=denomination A/B
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|Coin series reference=Calciati 1986, p. 301-302, 154-156 ; HGC 2, n° 1448 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326
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|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 Artemis. In field, dophin.
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|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
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|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=Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC)
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|Overstruck authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC)
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|Overstruck date from=287 BCE
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|Overstruck date to=278 BCE
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
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|Overstruck denomination=denomination A/B or B
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|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
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|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.328
 
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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2235


287 BCE - 278 BCEΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1665_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).png [1]
Overstruck variety
Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org 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. : Syracuse Ancient regionAncient region.  Magna Graecia (Sicily) Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : denomination A/B or B
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : 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

  1. a b  Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  2. 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.
  3. a b  Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.