2074 - Elis (stater Hera/thunderbolt) over uncertain type (NAC, 52, Oct. 2009, 139)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2074

430 BCE - 420 BCEΗΡΑ | F-A

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 14 - Elis over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Numismatica Ars Classica, 52, 7 Oct. 2009, 139

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΗΡΑ (Greek) Head of Hera right, wearing kalathos. In right field, Λ.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

F-A (Greek) Flamming thunderbolt within olive wreath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Elis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Peloponnesus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 420 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: 11.8411.84 g <br />11,840 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	HGC 5, n° 343	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	BCD Peloponnesos1BCD Peloponnesos, n° 62 (this obverse die), Hoover 20112Hoover 2011, n° 343
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/elis elis.seltman 1921.e1.242-289.pl.xii.3-5

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..

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Minor traces of overstriking on obverse"