2182 - Hipana (AE Astragalus/bull) over Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) (head/horse) (MacDonald coll., 32)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2182


344 BCE - 317 BCE | ΙΠΑ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1622_-_Hipana_(AE_Astragalus-bull).jpg
Overstruck variety
HGC_2_1668.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
1622_Siculo-punic_mint_at_an_uncertain_location_head-horse_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : David MacDonald collection, n° 32

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Astragalus. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΙΠΑ (Greek) Ox standing left. Above, grain ear.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Hipana 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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination C
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2009, p. 46-47, n° 32. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Calciati 19831Calciati 1983, p. 241-242, n° 1-1/17, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 496, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 266, n° 120
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head left, wearing earring and grain wreath (visible on obverse: most of the head). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Free horse right (visible on reverse: most of horse).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) 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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : denomination B
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Calciati 19874Calciati 1987, p. 375-381, most likely p. 379, group 4, Alexandropoulos 20075Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 15-17, 15a-17a, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1668
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1983), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 1, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  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.
  3. ^  Puglisi, Mariangela (2009), La Sicilia da Dionisio I a Sesto Pompeo : circolazione e funzione della moneta, Messina, DiScAM, p. 519.
  4. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  5. ^  Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.