1852 - Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (Tanit/standing bull) (Hersh 1953, 8a)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1852


211 BCE - 211 BCE | ROMA

Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Minerva right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Above, 4 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. In right field, C. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Sardinia 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: Roman Republic, L. Cornelius Lentulus (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 211 BCE)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 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: 7.267.26 g <br />7,260 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans Nomisma.org
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Hersh 1953, p. 38, n° 8a Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n° 157d, Hersh 19532Hersh 1953, p. 38, n° 8a, RRC3RRC, n° 63/6, RBW4RBW, n° 264
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Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tanit left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse standing right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) Ancient regionAncient region.  Sardinia Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 201 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Müller 1860-18745Müller 1860-1874, vol. 2, p. 146, n° 8, RRC3RRC, Table XVIII, n° 49(i), Jenkins - Lewis 19636Jenkins - Lewis 1963, n° 387-8
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
  2. ^  Hersh, Charles A. (1953), "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6 (13), p. 33-68, pl. 4-5.
  3. a b  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
  4. ^  Russo, Roberto (2013), The RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins, Numismatica Ars Classica AG, p.407
  5. ^  Müller, Ludvig (1860-1874), Numismatique de l'ancienne Afrique, 3 vol., Copenhagen, Impr. de B. Luno
  6. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth - Lewis, Richard Boyes (1963), Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, RNS 2, London, 140 p., 38 pl.