215 BCE - 214 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕOΣ IEPONYMOY
Overstriking coin 2590_-_Syracuse_(Hieronymus)_(24-litrai_Hieronymus-thunderbolt).jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Sothebys, 1909, 393 = Sothebys, 1886, 181 = Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 13, 8 Oct. 1998, 537 = Heritage World Coin Auctions, Signature Sale 3089, 31 Jan 2021, 31013 = Numismatica Ars Classica, 146, 8 May 2024, 2121
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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Penn Collection ; Benson Collection ; Montagu Collection ; Wigan Collection
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed head of Hieronymus left. Cornucopia to right.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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BAΣΙΛΕOΣ IEPONYMOY (Greek) Winged thunderbolt. Monogram above.
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 20.2520.25 g <br />20,250 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 24 litrai
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Litra
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ Jameson, Robert (1913-1932), Collection R. Jameson, Paris, Feuardent frères, 4 vol.
- ^ Holloway, Ross R. (1969), The Thirteen-Months Coinage of Hieronymos of Syracuse, AMUGS, III, Berlin, 47 p., 12 pl., 27.5 cm
- ^ 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.