2422 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/lyre) over Syracuse (Zeus/thunderbolt) (Berk, BBS 197, April 2016, 446)
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− | |Image overstriking coin=SO | + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=900845&AucID=1698&Lot=446 |
+ | |Image overstruck variety=SO 1619 - Herbessus over Syracuse (Bertolami,31 May 2011,60) overstruck variety.jpg | ||
|Sale=Lanz, 159, 8 Dec. 2014, 38 = Harlan Berk, BBS 197, 27 April 2016, 446 | |Sale=Lanz, 159, 8 Dec. 2014, 38 = Harlan Berk, BBS 197, 27 April 2016, 446 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Linear border. | |Obverse description=Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Linear border. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Lyra. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Lyra. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Herbessus | |Mint=Herbessus | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date from=344 |
+ | |Date to=338 | ||
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=16.66 | |Weight=16.66 | ||
− | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS | + | |Coin reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=900845&AucID=1698&Lot=446 |
+ | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 136; Calciati 1987, p. 252, no. 2 OS-2 OS/3; Hoover 2012b, 414 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus Eleutherios right, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse: brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sicily). | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Zeus Eleutherios right, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse: brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sicily). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | |Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Syracuse | |Overstruck mint=Syracuse | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Overstruck authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)? | |Overstruck authority=Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)? | ||
− | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=344 |
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 470ff | + | |Overstruck date to=338 |
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on hemilitron of Syracuse, the head of Zeus is visible with brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sikelia" | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 14:13, 18 September 2022
344 - 338 | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Lanz, 159, 8 Dec. 2014, 38 = Harlan Berk, BBS 197, 27 April 2016, 446 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Sikelia right, wearing olive-leaves wreath. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Lyra. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Herbessus | 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: | Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 344 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 338 | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6616.66 g <br />16,660 mg <br /> | ||
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=900845&AucID=1698&Lot=446 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 136, Calciati 19872Calciati 1987, p. 252, no. 2 OS-2 OS/3, Hoover 2012b3Hoover 2012b, 414 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ (Greek) Head of Zeus Eleutherios right, wearing laurel wreath (visible on obverse: brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sicily). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Thunderbolt (visible on reverse). |
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: | Timoleon (Greek statesman and general, c. 345-337 BC)? |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 344 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 338 | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on hemilitron of Syracuse, the head of Zeus is visible with brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sikelia" |