2409 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (MacDonald coll., 45)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2409

287 BCE - 278 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1670_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

1670_Syracuse_Persephone-biga_(drawing).jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, n° 45

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus left. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings.

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)

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

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: 6.866.86 g <br />6,860 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.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 63, n° 45	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, 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:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi 2009.326

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Head of Persephone left. Behin, symbol (visible on obverse: profile of Persephone from forehead to neck, Ω, traces of other letters).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Biga driven by Nike galloping right (visible on reverse: heads and legs of horses, trace of letter or symbol).

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:

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}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

denomination A/B or B

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	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:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi 2009.328

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	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.

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+|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg
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 |Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
-|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings.
+|Reverse legend language=Greek
-|Mint=Syracuse - pretended mint (imitation)
+|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings.
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Mint=Syracuse
-|Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) - pretended authority (imitation)
+|Ancient region=Sicily
-|Date from=288
+|Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC)
-|Date to=270
+|Date from=287 BCE
-|Weight=6,86
+|Date to=278 BCE
+|Period=Classical
+|Metal=Bronze
+|Weight=6.86
 |Diameter=20
-|Axis=10 h
+|Axis=10
-|Coin reference=D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 63, no. 45
+|Denomination=denomination A/B
-|Coin series reference=R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum. The Bronze Coinage, Milan, 1983-1987, vol. II, p. 301-305, no. 151-158 (imitation of this variety);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. 1449
+|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 63, n° 45
+|Coin series reference=Calciati 1986, p. 301-302, n° 167-8 (imitation of this variety) ; HGC 2, n° 1449 (imitation of this variety) ; Puglisi 2009, p. 328, n° 326 (imitation of this variety)
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 |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
+|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
 |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Persephone left. Behin, symbol (visible on obverse: profile of Persephone from forehead to neck, Ω, traces of other letters).
 |Overstruck reverse description=Biga driven by Nike galloping right (visible on reverse: heads and legs of horses, trace of letter or symbol).
 |Overstruck mint=Syracuse
-|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
-|Overstruck date from=288
+|Overstruck authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC)
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati, CNS, vol. 2, p. 258-264, types 123-126
+|Overstruck date from=287 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=278 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
+|Overstruck denomination=denomination A/B or B
+|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
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.328
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
+|Remarks="Imitation coin"
 }}