23804 - Caulonia (nomos Apollo/stag) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (London, BM, 17)
From SILVER
475 BCE - 425 BCEKAVΛ
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Overstriking coin

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Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1913-1-5.1 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | KAVΛ (Greek) Apollo advancing right, naked, brandishing laurel branch. In right field, stag right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Stag standing right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Caulonia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Bruttium | 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. 475 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.327.32 g <br />7,320 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Noe 1957, group II, p. 22, pl. VI, h | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, group II, p. 22, pl. VI, h, SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily2SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 175-180., HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2044, 2046, 2049, 2051-2152, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1419 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19905Calciati 1990 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
- ^ 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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..