24998 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (AE Heracles/bull) over Sardinia (uncertain mint) (Tanit/horse) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 146, May 2024, 2301)
From SILVER
240 BCE - 238 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatica Ars Classica, 146, 8 May 2024, 2301 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Heracles l., wearing lion's skin headdress. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull butting r., above, Punic m and below, A |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | 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: | Carthaginian Empire, Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 240 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 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: 14.1314.13 g <br />14,130 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double shekel | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Punic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, 66 var. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit l., wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horsehead r., caduceus before |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sardinia | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 264 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 241 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 59 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on a Carthaginian bronze from Sardinia" | ||
