2262 - Mytistratus (AE Hephaestus/pellets) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Roma Numismatics, EA 20, Aug. 2015, 83)
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| − | |Sale=Roma Numismatics Ltd, EA 20 | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1633_-_Mytistratos_(AE_Hephaestus-laurel_wreath).jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=805928&AucID=1509&Lot=83 | ||
| + | |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=Roma Numismatics Ltd, EA 20, 29 Aug. 2015, 83 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Hephaestus right, wearing pileus. | |Obverse description=Head of Hephaestus right, wearing pileus. | ||
|Reverse legend=MY | |Reverse legend=MY | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Six dots above and beneath the legend. All within wreath. | |Reverse description=Six dots above and beneath the legend. All within wreath. | ||
|Mint=Mytistratus | |Mint=Mytistratus | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
| − | |Date from=354 | + | |Authority=Campanian mercenaries |
| − | |Date to=344 | + | |Date from=354 BCE |
| − | |Period= | + | |Date to=344 BCE |
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=30.99 | |Weight=30.99 | ||
|Diameter=31 | |Diameter=31 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=drachma |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 293 Em. 1 OS/1-1 OS/9 ; HGC 2, n° 953 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytistratum.cns_iii.1 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ | ||
| − | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of | + | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek |
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath (visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on obverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on obverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
|Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) | ||
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=CNS II 62; SNG ANS 455 | + | |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=sure | ||
| + | |Remarks="Overstruck on Syracusan bronze, Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet / Sea-star between two dolphins, cf. CNS II 62; SNG ANS 455" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:31, 2 August 2023
354 BCE - 344 BCE | MY
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics Ltd, EA 20, 29 Aug. 2015, 83 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hephaestus right, wearing pileus. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MY (Greek) Six dots above and beneath the legend. All within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mytistratus | 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. 354 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 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: 30.9930.99 g <br />30,990 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 293 Em. 1 OS/1-1 OS/9, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 953 | |
| 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 reverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish (visible on obverse). |
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.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19863Calciati 1986, p. 109-133, n° 62-69, SNG ANS 5 Sicily4SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 454-469, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1436, Puglisi 20095Puglisi 2009, p. 322, n° 302 | ||
| 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: | "Overstruck on Syracusan bronze, Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet / Sea-star between two dolphins, cf. CNS II 62; SNG ANS 455" | ||
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.
- ^ 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,
- ^ Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
