339 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEPAIΩN | ΣIΛ (retrograde)
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
Syracuse athena hippocamp+.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Triton, III, 30 Nov. 1999, 253
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ΣIΛEPAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of man-faced bull charging right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣIΛ (retrograde) (Greek) Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield
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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. 339 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: 8.338.33 g <br />8,330 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).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 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 laureate Corinthian helmet, in the field, two dolphins swimming downward, one before Athena's head and and one behind
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Bridled hippocamp, with trailing reins, swimming to left
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 399 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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litra
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and spread
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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strong
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Overstruck on a Syracusan Litra (Calciati II pg. 86, 41), with Athena's profile visible below the warrior on the reverse"
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References
- a b 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.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
