2528 - Syracuse (octobol Persephone/Athena) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Brussels, KBR, II 89507)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_186_-_Syracuse_(octobol_Persephone-Athena).jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=186_Corinth_Pegasus-Athena.jpg | ||
|Museum collection=Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 89507 | |Museum collection=Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 89507 | ||
| − | |Sale=Galerie des Monnaies et Antiquités (Paolucci-Luxembourg) 1 | + | |Sale=Galerie des Monnaies et Antiquités (Paolucci-Luxembourg) 1, 26 Sept. 1998, 47. |
|Obverse description=Head of Persephone right, wearing earings, necklace and corn wreath. In field, dolphin. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Persephone right, wearing earings, necklace and corn wreath. In field, dolphin. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ | |Reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Athena Promachos left, wearing chiton and himation, holding spear and shield. in field, thunderbolt and cornucopia. | |Reverse description=Athena Promachos left, wearing chiton and himation, holding spear and shield. in field, thunderbolt and cornucopia. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
|Authority=Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) | |Authority=Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) | ||
| − | |Weight=7 | + | |Date from=278 BCE |
| + | |Date to=275 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
| + | |Weight=7.83 | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
| − | |Axis=7 | + | |Axis=7 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=octobol |
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Callataÿ 2000, p. 189-213 |
| − | |Coin series reference=BMC Thessaly, p. 112, | + | |Coin series reference=BMC Thessaly, p. 112, n° 9-17 ; Callataÿ 2000, p. 189-213; HGC 3.1, n° 263 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/pyrrhus.bmc_9-19 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying left. | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Athena left with a corinthian helmet. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Corinth | |Overstruck mint=Corinth | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=350 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=278 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Ravel 1948 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:32, 18 February 2024
278 BCE - 275 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_186_-_Syracuse_(octobol_Persephone-Athena).jpg
Overstruck variety
186_Corinth_Pegasus-Athena.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bruxelles, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, II 89507 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Galerie des Monnaies et Antiquités (Paolucci-Luxembourg) 1, 26 Sept. 1998, 47. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Persephone right, wearing earings, necklace and corn wreath. In field, dolphin. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ (Greek) Athena Promachos left, wearing chiton and himation, holding spear and shield. in field, thunderbolt and cornucopia. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Syracuse | 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: | Pyrrhus (general, Aeacid king of Molossians, Macedonia and Epirus, 306-272 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 278 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 275 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.837.83 g <br />7,830 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: octobol
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2000, p. 189-213 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Thessaly1BMC Thessaly, p. 112, n° 9-17, Callataÿ 20002Callataÿ 2000, p. 189-213, HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 263 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Athena left with a corinthian helmet. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 278 BCE | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
|
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19484Ravel 1948 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Gardner, Percy (1883), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. V : Thessaly to Aetolia, London, The Trustees, p. 234, pl. 32.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2000), "Un “octobole” de Pyrrhus surfrappé sur un statère de type corinthien. Réflexions sur les masses monnayées par Pyrrhus en or et en argent", Annali. Istituto Italiano di Numismatica, 47, p. 189-213, pl. XII-XV.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E. (1948), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome II: (de 414 à 300 J. C.), London, 310 p., 54 pls.
