2434 - Sicily (uncertain mint) (Tyrrhenians) (AE Athena/Athena) over Herbessus (Sikelia/man-faced bull) (VCoins seller: Ephesus Numismatics, July 2016)
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340 BCE - 330 BCEΤΥΡΡΗ
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ephesus Numismatics, 21 July 2016 | |
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.
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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: 29.4229.42 g <br />29,420 mg <br /> | 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 /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 307-310, n° 1-1/32, SNG ANS 5 Sicily2SNG ANS 5 Sicily, n° 1167, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1657, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 343, n° 406 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΕΡΒΕΣΣΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Laureate head of Sikelia right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bearded and honored head of man-faced bull right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Herbessus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | 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.. 335 BCE | 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: | drachma
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 252, n° 4 OS-4 OS/1, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 411, Puglisi 20094Puglisi 2009, p. 260, n° 102 | ||
| 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 |
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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.
- ^ 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.
