2002 - Eryx (didrachm hound/nymph) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, 215, Oct. 2013, 681)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2002

420 BCE - 416 BCEEPYKAZIIB

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_135_-_Eryx_(didrachm).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Gorny & Mosch, 215, 13 Oct. 2013, 681 = Peus, 413, 29 Oct. 2014, 17

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

EPYKAZIIB (Greek) Hound right. In the background, three grain ears.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of nymph right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Eryx

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 416 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.728.72 g <br />8,720 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1344, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 308
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/eryx.sng ans 3.1344

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

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Überprägungsspuren"

References

^ SNG ANS 3 Sicily
^ 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.