25973 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Carthage (Tanit/Head of horse) (Roma Numismatics, Part II, June 2023, 1022)
From SILVER
263 BCE - 221 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, Part II, 1 June 2023, n° 1022. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | 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  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: 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. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | 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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 264 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° 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" | ||
