2522 - Syracuse (AE Zeus/eagle) over Syracuse (Heracles/lion) (MacDonald coll., 44)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2522

288 - 270ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ | ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1671_-_Syracuse_(AE_Zeus-eagle).jpg

Traces of the overstruck variety

1671_Syracuse_Heracles-lion_(drawing).jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΔΙΟΣ ΕΛΛΑΝΙΟΥ (Greek) Head of Zeus Hellanios right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΩΙΣΩΚΑΙΩΝ (sic) (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, with opened wings. In left field, monogram. Linear border.

Mint and issuing power

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

Syracuse - pretended mint (imitation)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (Sicily)

Modern countryModern country:

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:

Hicetas (tyrant of Syracuse, 288-279 BC) - pretended authority (imitation)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 288 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270

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: 9.749.74 g <br />9,740 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 4 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

MacDonald 2009, p. 62, n° 44

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ Head of Herakles left (visible on obverse: profile of Herakles from forehead to lips, details of eye, much of outline of hair).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Lion right. Above, club (visible on reverse: rear leg and tail of lion, handle of club).

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 289 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:

Calciati1Calciati, CNS, vol. 2, p. 287-290, no. 150

Additional data

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