475 BCE - 425 BCEKAVΛ (retr.) | KAVΛ (retr.)
Overstriking coin SO 1292 - Caulonia over Ambracia.png
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Overstruck variety Ambracia 1292 by Caulonia.jpg
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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KAVΛ (retr.) (Greek) Apollo stranding right, holding laurel branch. In eft field, bird (?). In right field, stag right.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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KAVΛ (retr.) (Greek) Stag runing right. Linear border.
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Caulonia
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Bruttium
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 475 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE
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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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.907.9 g <br />7,900 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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StandardStandard.: Achaian
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group VI, p. 30, pl. X, j), Babelon 1924, n° 696 (https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41745303q)
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2044, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1419
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bridled Pegasus with curved wings flying r.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet, the long hair tied in a plait at the neck, incuse square
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ambracia
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Epirus
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE
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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:
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stater
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References
References
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ 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
- ^ Ravel, Oscar (1928), The "colts" of Ambracia, The American Numismatic Society, Numismatic notes and monographs 37, New York, 180 p., 2 pl.