24127 - Taras (nomos Taras/rider FB 16) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (CNG, EA 318, Jan. 2014, 5)
From SILVER
430 BCE - 425 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Corinth (head r.).jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 318, 15 Jan. 2014, 5 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Taras riding dolphin right, cockle shell below | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Nude male on horseback right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | Ancient regionAncient region. | Calabria | 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. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE | 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: 8.078.07 g <br />8,070 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 267–8 (same obv. die), Fischer-Bossert Group 162Fischer-Bossert Group 16, 233 (V113/R172), HN Italy 8473HN Italy 847 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing a Corinthian helmet |
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. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 360 BCE | 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: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 343–56, Calciati 19904Calciati 1990, n° 104 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Corinthian stater of type Ravel 343–56 and Pegasi 104 (palmette and back of Athena's helmet visible on obverse)" | ||
