24360 - Apulia (uncertain mint) (AE Hermes/prow) over Cyrene (Zeus-Ammon/Isis headdress) (Roma Numismatics, Anders Coll. Part II, June 2023, 30)
From SILVER
120 BCE - 50 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, The Anders Collection Part II, 1 June 2023, 30 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Anders Collection, collector's ticket included |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow to right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Apulia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Apulia | 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. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.851.85 g <br />1,850 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1414 mm <br />1.4 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Stannard - Ranucci 20161Stannard - Ranucci 2016, p. 177, 6 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus-Ammon r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Isis headdress |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyrene | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Asolati 20112Asolati 2011, n° 104, 106, 107, 113 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Cyrenaic issue" |
References
- ^ Stannard, Clive - Ranucci, Samuele (2016), "Late Cyrenaican bronze coin in Central Italy", in Michele Asolati (ed.), Le monete di Cirene e della Cirenaica nel Mediterraneo : ‘problemi e prospettive’ : atti del V Congresso Internazionale di Numismatica e di Storia Monetaria Padova, 17-19 marzo 2016, Numismatica Patavina 13, Padova, Esedra, p. 157-190.
- ^ Asolati, Michele (2011), Nummi Aenei Cyrenaici. Struttura e Cronologia della Monetazione Bronzea Cirenaica di Età Greca e Romana (325 a.C.-180 d.C.), Monografie di Archeologia Libica, 32, Rome.