399 BCE - 350 BCE | ΛOKPΩN
Overstriking coin
Locri_Epizephyrii_Leu_Numismatik, _EA_28, _9_Dec._2023, _587.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Corinth (head l.).jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Triton, I, 2-3 Dec. 1997, 171 = Noble Numismatics, 133, 25 July 2023, 3581 = Leu Numismatik, EA 28, 9 Dec. 2023, 587
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the collection of Dr. D. Löer
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Laureate head of Zeus to right, behind, thunderbolt
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΛOKPΩN (Greek) Eagle standing left, wings spread, clutching dead hare held in its talons
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Locri Epizephyrii
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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. 399 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 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: 7.647.64 g <br />7,640 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Achaian
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Pegasus flying
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Head of helmeted Athena l.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Corinth
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Peloponnesus
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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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC 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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stater
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and spread
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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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"Overstruck on a Corinthian type stater. The profile of Athena from a Corinthian type stater is partially visible on the reverse on the wing of the eagle"
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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
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