1986 - Catana (tetradrachm biga/Apollo) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics Auction, 14, Sept. 2017, 59)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1986

445 BCE - 435 BCE | KATANAIOΣ or KATANAION

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_146_-_Catana_(tetradrachm).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, Auction 14, 21 Sept. 2017, 59.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Charioteer driving quadriga to right, holding kentron and reins. Above, Nike flying to right, crowning horses with wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KATANAIOΣ or KATANAION (Greek) Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Catana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 445 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.7716.77 g <br />16,770 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Rizzo pl. XI, 4.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1249 (same dies), SNG ANS 3 Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1247-1251, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 567
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng ans 3.1247-1251

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks:	nb: no mention of overstrike (not surely an overstrike but a metal accident)

References

a b SNG ANS 3 Sicily
^ 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.