2150 - Agrigentum (didrachm eagle/crab) over Corinth (Athena/Pegasus) (Berlin, MK - Westermark 1979, n° 17)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 495 BCEΑΚRΑ
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Berlin, MK | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΚRΑ (Greek) Eagle left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Crab. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Agrigentum | 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 495 BCE | Archaic until 480 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: 8.608.6 g <br />8,600 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Westermark 1979, p. 292, pl. 36, n° 17, Garraffo 1984, p. 133, n° 3, pl. XVI, n° 11 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Westermark 19791Westermark 1979, p. 292, pl. 36, n° 17, Garraffo 19842Garraffo 1984, p. 133, n° 3, pl. XVI, n° 11, SNG ANS 3 Sicily3SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 926, Jenkins 19704Jenkins 1970, Group II c, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 93 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena, wearing a Corinthian helmet, within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 510 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Archaic until 480 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: | didrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19366Ravel 1936, Group II |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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References
- ^ Westermark, Ulla (1979), "Overstrikes of Taras on didrachms of Acragas", in Otto Mørkholmand Nancy M. Waggoner (eds.), Greek numismatics and archaeology. Essays in honor of Margaret Thompson, Wetteren, p. 287-293, pl. 36.
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1984), Le riconiazioni in Magna Grecia e in Sicilia. Emissioni argentee dal VI al IV secolo a.C., Catania.
- ^ SNG ANS 3 Sicily
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E (1936), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome I: de 650 à 415 J.-C., Basel.
