26068 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (quadrans Hercules/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Hiero/horseman) (Sternberg, 23, Oct. 2000, 341)
From SILVER
(Created page with "{{Overstrike |Image overstriking coin=Sternberg_341.png |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=73281 |Image overstruck variety=Ref_hieronI...") |
|||
Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|Weight=16.82 | |Weight=16.82 | ||
|Denomination=quadrans | |Denomination=quadrans | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Sydenham 1952, n°104; RRC,n°41/8b |
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-41.8 | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-41.8 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head left | |Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head left | ||
Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck authority=Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) | |Overstruck authority=Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC) | ||
− | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=270 BCE |
− | |Overstruck date to= | + | |Overstruck date to=215 BCE |
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, n°195; HGC 2, n°1548 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1986, n°195; HGC 2, n°1548 |
Revision as of 11:12, 23 May 2024
215 BCE - 212 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Frank Sternberg, 23, 22 Oct. 2000, 341 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hercules, right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. | Latium | 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. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 212 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8216.82 g <br />16,820 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: quadrans | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521 , RRC2 | |
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 | 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 periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19863 , HGC 24 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Der Quadrans ist überprägt auf eine Münze Hieron II von Syrakus (274-216 v.Chr.)." |
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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ 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.