24931 - Akarnania (AE Mercury/prow) over uncertain type (Aphrodite, 20, 25 Feb. 2024, n°316)
From SILVER
211 BCE - 92 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Akarnania_Mercure_proue.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Aphrodite, 20, 25 Feb. 2024, n°316 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow of galley right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Leucas | Ancient regionAncient region. | Acarnania | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 92 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.55.5 g <br />5,500 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Semuncia | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 19.519.5 mm <br />1.95 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.biddr.com/auctions/aphroditeartcoins/browse?a=4342&l=5134109 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on Akarnania coin" | ||
