28070 - Carthage (AE male head/horse) over Carthage (Tanit/horse) (Comptoir Général de Bourse, E-Shop, BGR 309113, 2015)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28070


350 BCE - 320 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Carthage_Comptoir_Général_de_Bourse,_E-Shop,_BGR_309113,_2015.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Carthage Alexan 18 (overstruck).jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Comptoir Général de Bourse, E-Shop, BGR 309113, 2015

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Male head left between two grain ears ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse galloping right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Carthage 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
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 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: 2.792.79 g <br />2,790 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
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: Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 19
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tanit to left, wearing wreath of grain ears ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse standing right before palm tree, to right, three pellets in triangle
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Carthage Ancient regionAncient region.  Zeugitana Modern countryModern country: Tunisia AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 18
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: "Importantes traces de surfrappe au revers. Ce type est surfrappé sur une unité de type Alexandropoulos 18 frappée vers 400-350 avant J.-C. dont les traces subsistent au droit et au revers. La tête au droit est surfrappée sur celle de Tanit et le cheval du revers laisse apparaître les traces du palmier au revers"

References

  1. 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.