20309 - Silerae (AE man-headed bull/Leukaspis) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 510, Feb. 2022, 16)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 20309


339 BCE - 330 BCEΣIΛEPAIΩN | ΣIΛ (retrograde)

Images
Overstriking coin
Silerae_2626_CNG.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, EA 510, 23 Feb. 2022, 16

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΣIΛEPAIΩN (Greek) Forepart of man-faced bull charging right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣIΛ (retrograde) (Greek) Warrior advancing right, holding spear and shield
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Silerae 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: Campanian mercenaries
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 Classical 480-323 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: 6.046.04 g <br />6,040 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: litra Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 301, n° 2, HGC 22HGC 2, 1243
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: nb: no mention of overstrike (on the obverse, the typical Corinthian helmet of Athena = Athena/hippocamp from Syracuse?)

References

  1. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  2. ^  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.