2645 - Alaesa (AE griffin/horse) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatic, EA 47, June 2018, 118)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2645


360 BCE - 340 BCE | ΚΑΙΝΟΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1625 - "Kainon" (Caena at Alaesa?) (AE griffin-horse).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatic, EA 47, 28 June 2018, 118
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : collection of a Scientist

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Griffin flying left. Linear border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΚΑΙΝΟΝ (Greek) Horse galloping left, trailing reins. Above, star. Linear border.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Alaesa Ancient regionAncient region. Sicily 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: Dionysius II of Syracuse (tyrant of Syracuse, c. 367-357 and 346-344 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 360 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 6.66.6 g <br />6,600 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 1175-1178, Calciati 19832Calciati 1983, p. 249-256, n° 1-19, OS 10, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 509
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck(?) on a large, thin flan"

References

  1. ^  Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
  2. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1983), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 1, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.