2012 - Syracuse (tetradrachm biga/Arethusa) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (New York, ANS, 1954.12.1)
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Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1954.12.1 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Santamaria ( 12/10/1949), no. 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 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. | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8416.84 g <br />16,840 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.: 7 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 29.329.3 mm <br />2.93 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | S. P. Noe, "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7 (1957), p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, m), SNG ANS 189, Boehringer 586.8 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Boehringer 19291 , O. D. Hoover2 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Catana | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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