2218 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Acanthus (bull & lion/incuse square) (Spink, 5014, Sept. 2005, 17)

From SILVER


480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO | ϘPO

Images
Overstriking coin
Croton 1382 Spink.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Acanthus bull lion 470 BCE.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Museum collection: Florence, Museo Archeologico Nazionale Sale(s) ᵖ: Spink, 5014, 28 sept. 2005, 17

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, marsh-bird standing left. Decorated border. Reverse: ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. Hatching border (incuse)
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Croton Ancient region Bruttium Modern country: Italy Authority:
Chronology
From 480 BCE to 430 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 8.018.01 g <br />8,010 mg <br /> Denomination: nomos
Standard: Achaian
References
Coin reference: Toderi 1973, 4, n° 119, Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, no. 1a and pl. 71, 2) Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Toderi 1973, 4, n° 119, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, no. 1a and pl. 71, 2), "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 1, n° 1449
Coin series web reference:

Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Bull collapsing to left, attacked and mauled by lion upon his back to right Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Acanthus Ancient region ᵖ Macedon Modern country: Greece Authority ᵖ:
Chronology
From 500 BCE to 430 BCE period
Physical description
Denomination ᵖ: didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type reference ᵖ: "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5Regling 1906a, n° 537
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidence: strong
Remarks: (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...)

References

  1. ^  Toderi, Guiseppe (1973), Prezzario delle monete coniate in Italia dal 1800 al 1973, Firenze, p. 347.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  4. ^  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
  5. ^  Regling, Kurt (1906), Die griechischen münzen der sammlung Warren, 2 vol., Berlin, G. Reimer, p. 264, pl. 37.