480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO | ϘPO
Overstriking coin
Croton 1382 Spink.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Acanthus bull lion 470 BCE.jpeg
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| Museum collectionMuseum collection:
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Florence, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Spink, 5014, 28 sept. 2005, 17
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, marsh-bird standing left. Decorated border.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. Hatching border (incuse)
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Croton
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Bruttium
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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: 8.018.01 g <br />8,010 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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StandardStandard.: Achaian
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Toderi 1973, 4, n° 119, Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, no. 1a and pl. 71, 2)
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Toderi 19731Toderi 1973, 4, n° 119, Garraffo 19892Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, no. 1a and pl. 71, 2), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1449
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| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Bull collapsing to left, attacked and mauled by lion upon his back to right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Quadripartite incuse square
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Acanthus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Macedon
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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.. 430 BCE
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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:
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didrachm
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and concentrated
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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strong
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| RemarksRemarks:
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(visible on obverse: inferior part of circle, posterior part of bull attaked by a lion); (nb: the coin sold by Spink in 2005 is supposed to belong to the MAN in Florence...)
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References
- ^ Toderi, Guiseppe (1973), Prezzario delle monete coniate in Italia dal 1800 al 1973, Firenze, p. 347.
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1989), "Riconiazioni e cronologie in Magna Grecia", in G. Le Rider et al. (éd.), Kraay-Morkholm essays, Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 59-67, pl. 71.
- ^ 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
- ^ Regling, Kurt (1906), Die griechischen münzen der sammlung Warren, 2 vol., Berlin, G. Reimer, p. 264, pl. 37.
