340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ
Overstriking coin Taras_Triton_I_(2_December_1997),_lot_45.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Leu/Münzen und Medaillen AG, 3 Dec. 1965, 33 = Triton, I, 2 Dec. 1997, 45 = Classical Numismatic Group, 112, 11 Sept. 2019, 22
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the A.D. Moretti Collection; Walter Niggeler and Matthew Curtis Collection
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Nude youth on horse rearing to right, a male trainer standing beside the horse restraining it by the neck, Nike flying above to right to crown the youth on horseback
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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TAPAΣ (Greek) Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding a vase in his extended right hand, K to right,
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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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 53, 713h (V262/R540 – this coin)
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 527, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 53, 713h (V262/R540 – this coin), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 892, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 790
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Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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