21043 - Motya (didrachm hound/nymph) over uncertain type (M&M, 20, Oct. 2006, 4)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 21043


410 BCE - 405 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Motya_M&M.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH, 20, 10 Oct. 2006, 4.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Ex coll. W. Niggeler (hors cat.).

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Dog standing r. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of a nymph r.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Motya 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: Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 405 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 8.378.37 g <br />8,370 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Jenkins 19711Jenkins 1971, 36, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 498
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. 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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "überprägungsspuren"

References

  1. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1971), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 1", Revue Suisse de Numismatique, 50, p. 25-78, pl. 1-24.
  2. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.