2866 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (Leu, EA 11, Febr. 2020, 42)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2866


480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO (?)

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1381 - Croton over Gela.png [1]
Overstruck variety
Gela (overstruck).jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu Numismatic, EA 11, 22 Febr. 2020, 42

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ϘPO (?) (Greek) Tripod. In right field, marsh-bird standing left. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Tripod. Hatching border (incuse)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Croton Ancient regionAncient region. Bruttium 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.837.83 g <br />7,830 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1449
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Horseman riding to right, preparing to cast javelin ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: CΕΛΑ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull to righ
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Gela Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org, Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Jenkins 19703Jenkins 1970
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: This coin was overstruck on a didrachm of Gela, with parts of the undertype still visible on the obverse.

References

  1. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
  3. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin