23876 - Rhegium (AE Asclepius/Hygieia) over Rhegium (Apollo/tripod) (Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland, 17, Oct. 2005, 140)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 23876

215 BCE - 150 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

Rhegium_Münzen_&_Medaillen_Deutschland, _17, _4_Oct._2005, _140.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland, 17, 4 Oct. 2005, 140

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Asclepius right, wearing laurel wreath

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Hygieia standing left, feeding serpent from phiale. In field, III (value mark). Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

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. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.627.62 g <br />7,620 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetras

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, 786-8, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 2560, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 1, n° 1713
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2560

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Apollo to left, in the field to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙ - ΝΩΝ (Greek) Tripod with three tall, circular handles

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Bruttium

Modern countryModern country: Italy

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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 715, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 2543, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 1, n° 1677
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2543

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"This interesting coin is overstruck on an earlier issue with a large flan"

References

a b 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.
a b Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
a b 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