340 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEΡAIΩN | ΣΙΛ
Overstriking coin Silerae_2622_Vauctions.jpg
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Overstruck variety Syracuse Athena-dolphins.jpeg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Vauctions, 273, 24 Nov. 2011, 35
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣIΛEΡAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of a man-headed bull left. Linear border.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣΙΛ (Greek) Warrior (Leukaspis) right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. Linear border.
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Silerae
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Sicily
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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Campanian mercenaries
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 30.330.3 g <br />30,300 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 367 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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drachma
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References
References
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- a b 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.
- a b Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1986), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 2, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,