2490 - Silerae (AE man-headed bull/Leukaspis) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Gorny & Mosch, 241, Oct. 2016, 1160)
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|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of | + | |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 reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on reverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse |
Latest revision as of 16:15, 2 August 2023
340 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEΡAIΩN | ΣΙΛ
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 19871 , HGC 22 , Puglisi 20093 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 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: | 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,