2522 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 44)
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|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse_Heracles-lion_HGC_2_1464.jpeg | |Image overstruck variety=Syracuse_Heracles-lion_HGC_2_1464.jpeg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2086685&AucID=4967&Lot=227 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2086685&AucID=4967&Lot=227 | ||
− | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | + | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection, n° 44 |
|Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | |Obverse legend=ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
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|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 | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
|Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) - pretended authority (imitation) | |Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) - pretended authority (imitation) | ||
|Date from=287 BCE | |Date from=287 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 292, n° 150 ; HGC 2, n° 1464 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 326, n° 319 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 292, n° 150 ; HGC 2, n° 1464 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 326, n° 319 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.319 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.319 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="Imitation coin" | |Remarks="Imitation coin" | ||
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Revision as of 14:59, 26 July 2023
287 BCE - 278 BCEΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic)
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Syracuse_Heracles-lion_HGC_2_1464.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection, n° 44 |
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 | Ancient regionAncient region. | 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) - pretended authority (imitation) |
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 ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.749.74 g <br />9,740 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination A/B | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> |
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: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, n° 157 (D112/R4 - imitation of this variety), p. 301-302, n° 167-8 (imitation of this variety), HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1449 (imitation of this variety), Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326 (imitation of this variety) |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) 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: | Agathocles of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse in 317-289 BC and self-styled king of Sicily in 304-289 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 289 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 287 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denomination B |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, p. 292, n° 150, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1464, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 326, n° 319 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Imitation coin" |
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.