2422 - Herbessus (AE Sikelia/lyre) over Syracuse (Zeus/thunderbolt) (Berk, BBS 197, April 2016, 446)
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|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=350 |
| − | |Overstruck date to= | + | |Overstruck date to=344 |
|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, 470ff | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |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" | + | |Remarks="overstruck on hemilitron of Syracuse, the head of Zeus is visible with brow of Zeus starting at truncation of neck of Sikelia"; "Our coin is struck over a Hemilitron of Syracuse (BMC Sicily 313-318), the head of Zeus right is slightly visible. The inscription below the truncation starts ΙEYΣ [...]". |
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Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 1620 - Herbessus over Syracuse (Lanz,159,8 Dec. 2014,38).jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
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SO 1619 - Herbessus over Syracuse (Bertolami,31 May 2011,60) overstruck variety.jpg
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  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: 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. 350 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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"; "Our coin is struck over a Hemilitron of Syracuse (BMC Sicily 313-318), the head of Zeus right is slightly visible. The inscription below the truncation starts ΙEYΣ [...]". | ||
