19475 - Agyrium (AE Athena/bow & quiver) over Syracuse (Zeus/thunderbolt) (Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 78, May 2008, 21)
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|Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 134-135, n° 19; HGC 2, n° 52 | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 134-135, n° 19; HGC 2, n° 52 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agyrium.puglisi_2009.9 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agyrium.puglisi_2009.9 | ||
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|Overstruck date to=344 BCE | |Overstruck date to=344 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 167, n° 72; HGC 2, n° 1440 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 167, n° 72; HGC 2, n° 1440 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.304 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.304 |
Revision as of 18:38, 27 July 2023
317 BCE - 280 BCE | ΑΡΓΥΡΙΝΑ…
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 78, 14 May 2008, 21 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing Attic helmet, within linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΡΓΥΡΙΝΑ… (Greek) Bow and quiver |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Agyrium | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 317 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 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: 14.0614.06 g <br />14,060 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 134-135, n° 19, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 52 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΙΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ (Greek) Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Timoleon of Corinth (411-337 BCE), Timoleontic symmachy coinage |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 357 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | hemidrachm ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19863Calciati 1986, p. 167, n° 72, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1440 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | Overstruck on earlier, Zeus/thunderbolt issue of Agyrion (Castrizio series III, 1; CNS 11) (nb: it may be Agyrium indeed but most likely Syracuse whose coinage is much more abundant) |
References
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, 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.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.