2257 - Syracuse (AE Athena/hippocamp) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 54, Febr. 2019, 65)

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|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 54 (28/02/2019), no. 65 ; from the inventory of a UK dealer
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_1653_-_Syracuse_(AE_Athena-hippocamp).jpg
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1438222&AucID=2940&Lot=65
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|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 54, 28 Febr. 2019, 65 ; from the inventory of a UK dealer
 
|Obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ
 
|Obverse legend=ΣΥΡΑ
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|Obverse legend language=Greek
 
|Obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with laurel wreath. In right and left fields, dolphins. Linear border.
 
|Obverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with laurel wreath. In right and left fields, dolphins. Linear border.
 
|Reverse description=Hippocamp left. Below, waves.
 
|Reverse description=Hippocamp left. Below, waves.
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|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
 
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
 
|Authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)
 
|Authority=Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)
|Date from=380
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|Date from=375 BCE
|Date to=370
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|Date to=370 BCE
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|Period=Classical
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|Metal=Bronze
 
|Weight=33.6
 
|Weight=33.6
 
|Diameter=33
 
|Diameter=33
|Axis=6 h
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|Axis=6
|Coin series reference=R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum. The Bronze Coinage, Milan, 1983-1987, vol. II, no. 30;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. 1435
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|Denomination=denomination AA
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|Coin series reference=Calciati 1986, n° 33 ; HGC 2, n° 1435 ; Puglisi 2009, p. 323, n° 303
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.puglisi_2009.303
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|Remarks="overstruck on an uncertain type"
 
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 5 August 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2257


375 BCE - 370 BCEΣΥΡΑ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1653_-_Syracuse_(AE_Athena-hippocamp).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 54, 28 Febr. 2019, 65 ; from the inventory of a UK dealer

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet with laurel wreath. In right and left fields, dolphins. Linear border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Hippocamp left. Below, waves.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Syracuse Ancient regionAncient region. Magna Graecia (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: Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 370 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 33.633.6 g <br />33,600 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination AA AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Calciati 19861Calciati 1986, n° 33, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1435, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 323, n° 303
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on an uncertain type"

References

  1. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.