2477 - Centuripae (AE Kore/panther) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (MacDonald coll., 36)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2477

339 BCE - 330 BCE | ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1630_-_Kentoripai_(AE_Kore-panther).jpg

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

1630_Syracuse_Athena-dolphins_(drawing).jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, n° 36

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore left, wearing grain wreath, surrounded by four dolphins.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Panther left.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Centuripae

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. 339 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 32.9832.98 g <br />32,980 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 52, n° 36	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1305, Calciati 19872Calciati 1987, p. 165-169, n° 1-2/4, MacDonald 20093MacDonald 2009, p. 52, n° 36, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 638
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/centuripae.cns iii.1-2

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of "Athena" left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: slight trace of one dolphin and central starfish).

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:

Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 367 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

drachma

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Calciati 19865Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily6SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20097Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi 2009.302

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ SNG ANS 3 Sicily
^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
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.
^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
^ Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.

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+|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1630_Syracuse_Athena-dolphins_(drawing).jpg
+|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg
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+|Private collection=David MacDonald collection, n° 36
 |Obverse description=Head of Kore left, wearing grain wreath, surrounded by four dolphins.
 |Reverse legend=ΚΕΝΤΟΡΙΠΙΝΩΝ
+|Reverse legend language=Greek
 |Reverse description=Panther left.
-|Mint=Kentoripai
+|Mint=Centuripae
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Ancient region=Sicily
-|Date from=400
+|Date from=339 BCE
-|Date to=380
+|Date to=330 BCE
-|Period=classical
+|Period=Classical
+|Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=32.98
 |Diameter=30
-|Axis=9 h
+|Axis=9
-|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 52, no. 36.
+|Denomination=drachma
-|Coin series reference=R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum. The Bronze Coinage, Milan, 1983-1987, vol. III, p. 165-169, no. 1-2/4;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. 638
+|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 52, n° 36
+|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1305 ; Calciati 1987, p. 165-169, n° 1-2/4 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 52, n° 36; HGC 2, n° 638
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/centuripae.cns_iii.1-2
 |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ
+|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head of "Athena" left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse: outline of most of helmet).
 |Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse: slight trace of one dolphin and central starfish).
 |Overstruck mint=Syracuse
-|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
-|Overstruck date from=425
+|Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati, CNS, vol. 2, p. 109-133, no. 62
+|Overstruck date from=400 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=367 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=drachma
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69 ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469 ; HGC 2, n° 1436 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.302
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
 }}