25973 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Carthage (Tanit/Head of horse) (Roma Numismatics, Part II, June 2023, 1022)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 25973


263 BCE - 221 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Carthage_over_uncertain_mint_Roma_Numismatics_1022.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Carthage undertype.png [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, Part II, 1 June 2023, n° 1022.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Anders col.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Wreathed head of Tanit to left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse standing to right before palm tree.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Sardinia 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: Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 263 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 221 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.1315.13 g <br />15,130 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).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Viola 2010, n° 188-9 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 18, Viola 20102Viola 2010, n° 188-9
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tanit left (visible on obverse). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of horse right. In field, Punic letters (visible on reverse).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Carthage Ancient regionAncient region.  Zeugitana Modern countryModern country: Tunisia AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 264 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 57
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: "double struck or overstruck"

References

  1. a b  Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.
  2. ^  Viola, Mauro R. (2010), Corpus Nummorum Punicorum, Numismatica Varesi, p.iv, p.960