1949 - Terina (nomos nymph/Nike) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Gotha, Regling collection - Noe 1957, pl. 12, r)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1949


440 BCE - 425 BCE | ΤΕΡΙΝΑΙΟΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Gotha, Regling collection (?)

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Female head (nymph Terina?) left, wearing necklace and sphendone, within wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΤΕΡΙΝΑΙΟΝ (Greek) Nike seated to left, holding wreath in right hand and caduceus in left hand. Under seat, Θ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Terina Ancient regionAncient region. 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. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 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: 8.058.05 g <br />8,050 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, r), Regling 1906, n° 18e Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Regling 19061Regling 1906, n° 18e, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, r, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2574-2580, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1731
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Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Eagle ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Crab
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Agrigentum Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy 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. 520 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org, Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Westermark 20185Westermark 2018
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Regling, Kurt (1906), Terina, Winckelmannsfeste der Archaeologischen Gesellschaft 66, Berlin, 80 p., 3 pl.
  2. ^  Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
  3. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  4. ^  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
  5. ^  Westermark, Ulla (2018), The coinage of Akragas c. 510-406 BC, 2 vol., Uppsala.