26167 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (semis Saturn/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II/horseman) (Triton, I, Dec. 1997, 903)
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− | |Coin series reference=Sydenham 1952, n°310b; RRC, n°69/3a | + | |Coin series reference=Sydenham 1952, n°310b; RRC, n°69/3a; RBW, n°287 |
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-69.3 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-69.3 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head left | |Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head left |
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211 BCE - 208 BCE | KA ROMA
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton I, 2 Dec. 1997, 903 = CNG, Electronic Auction 364, 2 Dec. 2015, 43 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Goodman Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Saturn, right. Behind, S. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KA ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. Above, Corn-ear, S. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain mint) | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 208 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 18.5418.54 g <br />18,540 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: semis ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°310b, RRC2RRC, n°69/3a, RBW3RBW, n°287 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IEPΩNOΣ (Greek) Horseman galloping r., holding spear |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 270 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19864Calciati 1986, n°195, SNG ANS 5 Sicily5SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n°936, Puglisi 20096Puglisi 2009, n°342-343, HGC 27HGC 2, n°1548 | ||
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: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an issue of Hieron II (HGC 2, 1548), with Hieron's profile visible below Saturn's neck." |
References
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Russo, Roberto (2013), The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins, Numismatica Ars Classica AG, p.407
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.