20989 - Himera (drachm rooster/incuse square) over Himera (rooster/incuse square) (Berk, BBS, 170, July 2010, 66)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 20989


530 BCE - 520 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Himera_CNG_71.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Himera rooste incuse.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Berk, BBS, 170, 29 July 2010, 66 = Classical Numismatic Group, 112, 11 Sept. 2019, 71

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Rooster left. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Himera 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 520 BCE Archaic until 480 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: 5.375.37 g <br />5,370 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Euboic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Kraay 19711Kraay 1971, groups Ib and III-IVb, 81 (O60/R52), HGC 22HGC 2, n° 421
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Rooster left. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Himera 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 520 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : drachma Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Kraay 19711Kraay 1971, groups Ib and III-IVb, 81, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 421
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on earlier issue (traces of cock visible on reverse)"

References

  1. a b  Kraay, Colin M (1971), "The archaic coinage of Himera", in: La monetazione arcaica di Himera fino al 472 A.C., Rome, Istituto italiano di numismatica (Supplement: Annali Vol. 16/17, 1971), p. 3-14, pl. 1
  2. a b  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.