26015 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (lybian revolt) (AE Heracles/bull) over Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (Tanit/horse) (Carthago Numismatics, 25 June 2023)
From SILVER
240 BCE - 238 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Carthago Numismatics, 25 June 2023 = Vcoins, Carthago numismatics, Feb. 2025, 002125 | |
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: 13.7513.75 g <br />13,750 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double shekel | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Punic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Carradice - La Niece 19881Carradice - La Niece 1988, n°141-57, SNG Copenhagen North Africa2SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°244, Alexandropoulos 20073Alexandropoulos 2007, n°66 var. | |
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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 20073Alexandropoulos 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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "(Overstruck on horse's head type)" | ||
References
- ^ Carradice, Ian A. - La Niece, Susan (1988), "The Libyan War and Coinage: a New Hoard and the Evidence of Metal Analysis," Numismatic Chronicle, 148, p. 33-52, 6 pl.
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1992), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul. Sunrise Publ., Inc.
- 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.
