2522 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 44)
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| − | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1671_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg |
| + | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1671_Syracuse_Heracles-lion_(drawing).jpg | ||
| + | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ||
| + | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic) | |Reverse legend=ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic) | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. In left field, monogram. Linear border. | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. In left field, monogram. Linear border. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse - pretended mint (imitation) | |Mint=Syracuse - pretended mint (imitation) | ||
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|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
|Axis=4 h | |Axis=4 h | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 62, n° 44 |
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|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles left (visible on obverse: profile of Herakles from forehead to lips, details of eye, much of outline of hair). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles left (visible on obverse: profile of Herakles from forehead to lips, details of eye, much of outline of hair). | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 25 July 2023
288 - 270ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic)
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_1671_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg
Traces of the overstruck variety
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1671_Syracuse_Heracles-lion_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic) (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. In left field, monogram. Linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse - pretended mint (imitation) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: | 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) - pretended authority (imitation) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 288 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.749.74 g <br />9,740 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 4 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 62, n° 44 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ Head of Herakles left (visible on obverse: profile of Herakles from forehead to lips, details of eye, much of outline of hair). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion right. Above, club (visible on reverse: rear leg and tail of lion, handle of club). |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 289 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: | Calciati1Calciati, CNS, vol. 2, p. 287-290, no. 150 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Calciati
