2191 - Aesernia (AE Minerva/eagle) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, O, May 2004, 1004)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2191

263 BCE - 240 BCEΑISERNIO

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1589 - Aesernia over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Numismatica Ars Classica, O, 13 May 2004, 1004

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΑISERNIO (Latin) Head of Minerva left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. In right field, club.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Eagle right, opened wings, grasping snake. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Aesernia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Samnium

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. 263 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 240 BCE

hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.726.72 g <br />6,720 mg <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	HGC 1, p. 148, n° 336	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 429, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 336
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aesernia.hn italy.429

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

visible on obverse: unidentified marks.

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 spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm