346 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Numismatica Ars Classica, 7, 2 March 1994, 155 = Classical Numismatic Group, EA 460, 29 Jan. 2020, 26
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the Matthew Curtis Collection.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Warrior, nude, holding shield and spear, dismounting from horse rearing left, letter below
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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TAPAΣ (Greek) Phalanthos, nude, holding helmet, riding dolphin left, below, I above waves
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Taras
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Calabria
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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. 346 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 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.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 47, 653l (V252/R505 – this coin)
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 440, SNG Lockett2SNG Lockett, n° 165 (same dies), Fischer-Bossert 19993Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 47, 653l (V252/R505 – this coin), HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 876
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E. (1990), Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Tarentine coins formed by M. P. Vlasto, London, Spink
- ^ Mildord, H. (ed) (1938), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Great Britain. Vol. 3 : The Lockett Collection, 5 parts, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
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