Sicily (uncertain mint) (Rome) (uncia Roma/prow) over Syracuse (Hieron II) (Poseidon/trident) (CNG, EA 364, 2 Dec. 2015, 13)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 26101

214 BCE - 212 BCE | ROMA

Images

Overstriking coin

CNG_13.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Ref syracuse head trident.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	CNG, Electronic Auction 364, 2 Dec. 2015, 13

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Roma, right, wearing Attic helmet. Value mark to left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ROMA (Latin) Prow, right. Above, grain ear. Value mark below.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Sicily (uncertain mint)

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 214 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: 5.465.46 g <br />5,460 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: uncia	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

RRC1RRC, n°42/

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:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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

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Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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