1917 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Minerva/prow) over Syracuse (Hiero/thunderbolt) (Hersh 1953, 28a)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1917


211 BCE - 208 BCE | ROMA

Images
Overstruck variety
Ref hieronymus head thunderbolt.png [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Berlin Staatliche Museen Münzkabinett

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Minerva right. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. Above, grain ear. In right field, KA
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Sicily (uncertain Roman 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. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 208 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.87.8 g <br />7,800 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triens Nomisma.org
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Hersh 1953, n°28a (no illustration) Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: RRC1RRC, n°69/1
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Hieron left, wearing diadem. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ IEPONYMOY (Greek) Winged thunderbolt.
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 authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Hieron II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, 270-215 BC)
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.. 214 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : BMC Sicily2BMC Sicily, Syracuse, n°645 f, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, n°346
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on Syracusan issue of Hierony 215 B.C (Hieronymus l./winged thunderbolt) ; as on B.M.C. Sicily, Syracuse 645f."

References

  1. ^  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
  2. ^  Poole, Reginald Stuart (1876), A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Sicily, London, p.XII, p.292
  3. ^  Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.