21698 - Taras (nomos Taras/hippocamp) over uncertain type (NAC, 25, June 2003, 11)
From SILVER
490 BCE - 480 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Taras_21698_NAC.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen und Medaillen, 10, 1951, 160 = Numismatica Ars Classica, 25, 25 June 2003, 11 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Vlasto and A.D.M. collections. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Naked Phalantus on dolphin r., extending l. arm and holding octopus in r. hand. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Hippocamp r., below, pecten |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | Ancient regionAncient region. | Calabria | 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. 490 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
| 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: 8.148.14 g <br />8,140 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ravel 1947, n° 122, Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 41a (this coin) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 122, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 41a (this coin), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 827 |
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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
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "traces of overstriking on reverse" | ||
References
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E. (1990), Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Tarentine coins formed by M. P. Vlasto, London, Spink
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
