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

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 28979

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

Images

Overstriking coin

Rome_Nomos,_Obolos,_EA_34,_10_nov._2024,_872.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Nomos, Obolos, EA 34, 10 nov. 2024, 872.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	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 periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	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	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:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sydenham 1952, n° 53, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RRC, n° 284/1
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-284.1

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. ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

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 ᵖ:

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"