20097 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/man-headed bull) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Heritage Auctions Europe - MPO Auctions, 76, Nov. 2022, 3111)
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+ | |Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1715436&AucID=3899&Lot=591 | ||
+ | |Sale=Heritage Auctions Europe - MPO Auctions, 76, 14 Nov. 2022, 3111 | ||
+ | |Obverse legend=ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Laureate head of Sikelia right. | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Bearded and honored head of man-faced bull right. | ||
|Mint=Herbessus | |Mint=Herbessus | ||
|Ancient region=Sicily | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
+ | |Date from=339 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=334 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
+ | |Weight=30.10 | ||
+ | |Denomination=drachma | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 252, n° 4 OS-4 OS/1 ; HGC 2, n° 411 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 260, n° 103 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/herbessus.puglisi_2009.103 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣYPA | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena to left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Eight-rayed sea-star between two dolphins | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) | ||
+ | |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=strong | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on a Drachm of Syracuse" | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:11, 2 August 2023
339 BCE - 334 BCEΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage Auctions Europe - MPO Auctions, 76, 14 Nov. 2022, 3111 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Laureate head of Sikelia right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bearded and honored head of man-faced bull right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Herbessus | 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.. 334 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: 30.1030.1 g <br />30,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871 , HGC 22 , Puglisi 20093 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣYPA (Greek) Head of Athena to left, wearing wreathed Corinthian helmet | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Eight-rayed sea-star between two dolphins |
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 19864 , SNG ANS 5 Sicily5 , HGC 22 , Puglisi 20093 | ||
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 a Drachm of Syracuse" |
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.
- a b Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
- ^ 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,