20933 - Aetna (tetradrachm biga/Zeus) over uncertain type (Garraffo 1984, pl. XVI, 5)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 465 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Aetna_tetradr.jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Private coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Athena in a biga (two-horse chariot), holding a spear and crowned by a Nike | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Zeus seated on a throne, holding a sceptre |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aetna | Ancient regionAncient region. | 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 465 BCE | 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: 17.4217.42 g <br />17,420 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ||
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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
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | nb: traces visible on reverse under the throne and over the legs | ||
