1886 - Croton (nomos eagle/tripod) over Dyrrhachium (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 28)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1886


350 BCE - 300 BCE | ΚΡΟ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1399 - Croton over Dyrrhachium?.jpg
Overstruck variety
Dyrrhachium 350 BCE.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
1399 Dyrrhachium (drawing).jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : David MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Eagle standing left on olive branch, with wings displayed and head raised. Linear border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΚΡΟ (Greek) Tripod. In right field, Δ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Croton Ancient regionAncient region. Magna Graecia (Bruttium) 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.677.67 g <br />7,670 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2009, p. 39, n° 28. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2172., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1464
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Pegasus flying right. Below, mintmark (visible on reverse: forepart of Pegasus, traces of symbol, probably Δ). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of Aphrodite, wearing Corinthian helmet (visible on obverse: slight incertain traces)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Dyrrhachium Ancient regionAncient region.  Illyricum Modern countryModern country: Albania 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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm