28913 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/standing horse & palm tree) over Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (Tanit/horse) (Gorny & Mosch, EA 299, Nov. 2023, 3368)
From SILVER
264 BCE - 241 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Sardinia_Gorny_&_Mosch,_EA_299,_7_Nov._2023,_3368+.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Carthage Tanit head of horse.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch, EA 251, 15 Oct. 2017, 4578 = Gorny & Mosch, EA 299, 7 Nov. 2023, 3368 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit to left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of horse to right. Kerykeion in right field. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
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 | 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 13.2313.23 g <br />13,230 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mazard 19551Mazard 1955, n° 188, SNG Copenhagen North Africa2SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 197, Alexandropoulos 20073Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 58d |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of horse right, Punic 'ayin to right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sardinia | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
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 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mazard 19551Mazard 1955, n° 248, Alexandropoulos 20073Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 58k |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Untergepräge: Kopf der Tanit n. l. CNP 188. Interessantes Technicum! Das Untergepräge entspricht wahrscheinlich einem zwischen 264 - 241 v. Chr. in Sardinien geprägten Typus mit Tanit und Pferdekopf, Vgl. CNP 248" | ||
References
- a b Mazard, Jean (1955), Corpus nummorum Numidiae Mauretaniaeque, Arts et métiers graphiques, Paris, 265p.
- ^ 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.
