20097 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/man-headed bull) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Heritage Auctions Europe - MPO Auctions, 76, Nov. 2022, 3111)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 20097

339 BCE - 334 BCEΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

2601_-_Herbessus.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg [2]

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 19871Calciati 1987, p. 252, n° 4 OS-4 OS/1, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 411, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 260, n° 103
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/herbessus.puglisi 2009.103

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 19864Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily5SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 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:	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,

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+|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg
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 |Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=30.10
-|Denomination=denomination AA
+|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"
 }}