2012 - Syracuse (tetradrachm biga/Arethusa) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (New York, ANS, 1954.12.1)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_131_-_Syracuse_(tetradrachm_biga-Arethusa).png | |Image overstriking coin=SO_131_-_Syracuse_(tetradrachm_biga-Arethusa).png | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=http://numismatics.org/collection/1954.12.1 | |Image reference overstriking coin=http://numismatics.org/collection/1954.12.1 | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety=Catana_Apollo_laurel.jpg | ||
+ | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1768944&AucID=4074&Lot=6 | ||
|Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1954.12.1 | |Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society, 1954.12.1 | ||
|Sale=Santamaria, 12 Oct. 1949, 338 (Magnaguti) | |Sale=Santamaria, 12 Oct. 1949, 338 (Magnaguti) | ||
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|Reverse description=Head of Arethusa right, wearing sphendone. Around, 4 dolphins. | |Reverse description=Head of Arethusa right, wearing sphendone. Around, 4 dolphins. | ||
|Mint=Syracuse | |Mint=Syracuse | ||
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
|Date from=440 BCE | |Date from=440 BCE | ||
|Date to=430 BCE | |Date to=430 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
− | |Weight=16. | + | |Weight=16.85 |
|Diameter=29.3 | |Diameter=29.3 | ||
|Axis=7 | |Axis=7 | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin reference=Boehringer 1929, n° 586.8 ; Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189 | + | |Coin reference=Boehringer 1929, n° 586.8 ; Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189; Garraffo 1984, p. 138, n° 2, pl. XVIII, n° 16 |
− | |Coin series reference=Boehringer 1929, n° 585-590 and 592-594 ; HGC 2, n° 1313 | + | |Coin series reference=Boehringer 1929, n° 585-590 and 592-594 ; Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m ; SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189; Garraffo 1984, p. 138, n° 2, pl. XVIII, n° 16; HGC 2, n° 1313 |
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger_1929.585-590_592-594 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/syracuse.boerhinger_1929.585-590_592-594 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Slow quadriga r., the driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, holding the reins with both hands, kentron in his r. hand. | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend=KATANAI - O-N | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Apollo r., the long hair tied up in a laurel wreath in the back of the head. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Catana | |Overstruck mint=Catana | ||
− | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
+ | |Overstruck date from=450 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=440 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 1241 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 5 August 2023
440 BCE - 430 BCE | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1954.12.1 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Santamaria, 12 Oct. 1949, 338 (Magnaguti) |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning the horses with wreath.In exergue, Ketos. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΟΝ (Greek) Head of Arethusa right, wearing sphendone. Around, 4 dolphins. |
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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8516.85 g <br />16,850 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | 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).: 29.329.3 mm <br />2.93 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Boehringer 1929, n° 586.8, Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m, SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 189, Garraffo 1984, p. 138, n° 2, pl. XVIII, n° 16 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Boehringer 19291 , Noe 19572 , SNG ANS 5 Sicily3 , Garraffo 19844 , HGC 25 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Slow quadriga r., the driver, wearing long, sleeveless chiton, holding the reins with both hands, kentron in his r. hand. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KATANAI - O-N (Greek) Head of Apollo r., the long hair tied up in a laurel wreath in the back of the head. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Catana | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily6 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Boehringer, Erich (1929), Die Münzen von Syrakus, Berlin-Leipzig, vi, [2], 297 p. : ill. and portfolio of 32 pl. ; 28 cm
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1984), Le riconiazioni in Magna Grecia e in Sicilia. Emissioni argentee dal VI al IV secolo a.C., Catania.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.