28979 - Rome (denarius Roma/biga - RRC 284/1a 117/116 BCE) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos, EA 34, Nov. 2024, 872)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28979


117 BCE - 116 BCEROMA | M•CALID / (MET) C(N FVL)

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Nomos, Obolos, EA 34, 10 nov. 2024, 872.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From the Robert Hoge collection, acquired from Dan Brown 2 May 1964.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ROMA (Latin) Helmeted head of Roma to right, below chin, XVI monogram (mark of value). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: M•CALID / (MET) C(N FVL) (Latin) Victory, holding wreath in her right hand and reins in her left, driving galloping biga to right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rome Ancient regionAncient region. Latium 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: Roman Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 117 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 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: 3.823.82 g <br />3,820 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius Nomisma.org 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).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n° 53, RRC2RRC, n° 284/1
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: "Light traces of overstriking(?) on Roma's chin"

References

  1. ^  Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
  2. ^  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge