26125 - Rome (denarius Apollo/Dioscuri - RRC 304/1 109/108 BCE) over Rome (Janiform head/galley - RRC 290 114/113 BCE) (Szaivert 1980)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 26125

109 BCE - 108 BCE | L MEMMI

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Rome_Fonteius.jpg [1]

Location/history

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of young male (possibly Apollo), right, wearing oak-wreath. Before, X. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

L MEMMI (Latin) Dioscuri standing facing between their horses, each holding a spear. 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. Memmius (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 109 - 108 BCE), Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 109 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 108 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver		DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Szaivert 1980	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sydenham 1952, n° 558, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RRC, n° 304/1
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-304.1

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate, janiform head of Fons (or Fontus), G to left, mark of value to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Galley left with three rowers, gubernator at stern

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:

C. Fonteius (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 114 - 113 BC), Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 114 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 113 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

denarius

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sydenham 1952, n° 555, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RRC, n° 290
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-290

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"sollte das Untergepräge von C. Fonteius stammen, mit dessen Münzbild die noch erkennbaren Spuren eindeutig zusammenstimmen"