20338 - Sicily (uncertain mint) (Tyrrhenians) (AE Athena/Athena) over Syracuse (Athena/dolphins) (Naville Numismatics, 22, May 2016, 31)
From SILVER
340 BCE - 330 BCEΤΥΡΡΗ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Naville Numismatics, 22, 1 May 2016, 31 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΤΥΡΡΗ (Greek) Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Athena standing slighly left, wearing chiton and Attic crested helmet, holding long spear in right hand, left hand resting on shield set on the ground. In right field, M. Linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain mint) | 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: | The Tyrrhenians (mercenaries, c. 340-330 BC) |
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 | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 30.9830.98 g <br />30,980 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 28.528.5 mm <br />2.85 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871 , SNG ANS 5 Sicily2 , HGC 23 , Puglisi 20094 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΥΡΑ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet decorated with ivy wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two dolphins flanking stylized starfish |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Syracuse | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Dionysius I of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 400-367 BC) |
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 | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19865 , SNG ANS 5 Sicily2 , HGC 23 , Puglisi 20094 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Restrike on Syracuse litrae of Timoleon" |
References
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 5. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3. Syracuse-Siceliotes, New York, 1988,
- 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.