2409 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Persephone/biga) (MacDonald coll., 45)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_1670_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1670_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1670_Syracuse_Persephone-biga_(drawing).jpg | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1670_Syracuse_Persephone-biga_(drawing).jpg | ||
| − | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | + | |Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg |
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2080979&AucID=4952&Lot=145 | ||
| + | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection, n° 45 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus left. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus left. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | ||
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|Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
| − | |Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC | + | |Authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
|Date from=287 BCE | |Date from=287 BCE | ||
|Date to=278 BCE | |Date to=278 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=Biga driven by Nike galloping right (visible on reverse: heads and legs of horses, trace of letter or symbol). | |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 mint=Syracuse | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
| − | |Overstruck authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC | + | |Overstruck authority=Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) |
|Overstruck date from=287 BCE | |Overstruck date from=287 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=278 BCE | |Overstruck date to=278 BCE | ||
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|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 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 | |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" | |Remarks="Imitation coin" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 2 August 2023
287 BCE - 278 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_1670_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Syracuse Persephone-biga HGC 2 1446.jpeg [1]
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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.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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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: | |||
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.
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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: | |||
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.
