25922 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Rome (Roma/prow)(Hersh 1953, n°32)
From SILVER
218 BCE - 204 BCE
Images
Overstruck variety

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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Tanit l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse head r. |
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 |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 218 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 204 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: 11.6911.69 g <br />11,690 mg <br /> | ||
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, pl. V, n° 32 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Hersh 19531Hersh 1953, pl. V, n° 32, HN Italy2HN Italy, n°2023-5 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Roma, left, wearing Attic helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow r. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 217 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | uncia ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | RRC3RRC, n°38/6 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "over-struck on semi-libral uncia (Roma l./prow r.)" |
References
- ^ Hersh, Charles A. (1953), "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6 (13), p. 33-68, pl. 4-5.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge