349 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Numismatica Ars Classica, K, 30 March 2000, 1030 = Nomos, obolos 13, 2 July 2019, 44
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the Vineyard Collection and in the NAC inventory by Fischer-Bossert as of 20 May 1996.
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Male character seated on horse galloping to left, naked, holding reins in one hand and shield and spear in other. Below, NI.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to left, holding grapes bunch. Below, I.
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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. 349 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: 7.717.71 g <br />7,710 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).: 21.521.5 mm <br />2.15 cm <br />
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 45, 646f (V250/R498) this coin
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 496, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 45, 646f (V250/R498) this coin, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 884, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 782
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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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Pegasus flying
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Head of Athena right, wearing a Corinthian helmet
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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. 400 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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stater
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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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
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