241 BCE - 238 BCE | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Stack's Bowers Galleries, 14 Aug. 2023, 53224.
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the Historia Moolah Collection.
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Heracles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 BCE
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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.: Billon http://nomisma.org/id/billon
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.557.55 g <br />7,550 mg <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, necklace and earring
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Horse right. Below, Punic letter mem
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Mint and issuing power
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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- a b 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.
- a b 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.