26054 - Rome (denarius Venus/Sulla and Luna - RRC 480/1 44 BCE) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 143, May 2024, 378)
From SILVER
44 BCE - 44 BCEL BVCA
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatica Ars Classica, 143, 7 May 2024, 378 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | L BVCA (Latin) Head of Venus, right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Sulla reclining, on right, Luna, behind, Victory with outspread wings, holding staff in raised right hand. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. | Latium | 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: | L. Aemilius Buca (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 44 BCE), Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 44 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 44 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.803.8 g <br />3,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n° 1064, RRC2RRC, n° 480/1 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "almost invisible traces of overstriking on obverse" (nb: not surely an overstrike) | ||
