2490 - Silerae (AE man-headed bull/Leukaspis) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Gorny & Mosch, 241, Oct. 2016, 1160)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2490

340 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEΡAIΩN | ΣΙΛ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1642_-_Sileraioi_(AE_man-headed_bull-Leukaspis).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Gorny & Mosch, 241, 10 Oct. 2016, 1160 = Gorny & Mosch, Ebay, 30 Nov. 2016

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣIΛEΡAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of a man-headed bull left. Linear border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΙΛ (Greek) Warrior (Leukaspis) right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. Linear border.

Mint and issuing power

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

Silerae

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:

Campanian mercenaries

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 340 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: 30.8130.81 g <br />30,810 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 297-300, n° 1-1/36, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1242, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 318, n° 285
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/silerae.puglisi 2009.285

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)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse).

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:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Überprägung auf einer syrakusanischen Bronze-Drachme des Dionysios I"

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 overstriking coin=SO_1642_-_Sileraioi_(AE_man-headed_bull-Leukaspis).jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=925844&AucID=1770&Lot=1160
+|Image overstruck variety=Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2202031&AucID=5300&Lot=1050
+|Sale=Gorny & Mosch, 241, 10 Oct. 2016, 1160 = Gorny & Mosch, Ebay, 30 Nov. 2016
 |Obverse legend=ΣIΛEΡAIΩN
+|Obverse legend language=Greek
 |Obverse description=Forepart of a man-headed bull left. Linear border.
 |Reverse legend=ΣΙΛ
+|Reverse legend language=Greek
 |Reverse description=Warrior (Leukaspis) right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. Linear border.
-|Mint=Uncertain mint
+|Mint=Silerae
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Ancient region=Sicily
-|Authority=The Sileraioi (group of mercenaries employed during Dionysus I reign)
+|Authority=Campanian mercenaries
-|Date from=357
+|Date from=340 BCE
-|Date to=336
+|Date to=330 BCE
-|Period=classical
+|Period=Classical
-|Weight=30,81
+|Metal=Bronze
+|Weight=30.81
 |Diameter=30
-|Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 607;R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum. The Bronze Coinage, Milan, 1983-1987, vol. III, p. 297-300, no. 1-1/36;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. 1242
+|Denomination=drachma
+|Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 297-300, n° 1-1/36 ; HGC 2, n° 1242 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 318, n° 285
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/silerae.puglisi_2009.285
 |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ
-|Overstruck obverse description=Head of "Athena" left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse)
+|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
+|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on obverse)
 |Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse).
 |Overstruck mint=Syracuse
-|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
 |Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)
-|Overstruck denomination=drachm
+|Overstruck date from=400 BCE
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati II S. 111 Nr. 62
+|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
+|Remarks="Überprägung auf einer syrakusanischen Bronze-Drachme des Dionysios I"
 }}