2951 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Gades (Heracles/tunny fish) (Roma Numismatics, EA 29, Aug. 2016, 19)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2951


264 BCE - 241 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Carthage_over_Gades_Roma_Numismatics_19.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Gades_Herakles_tunny.png [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 29, 27 Aug. 2016, n° 19 (in association with D.F. Grotjohann)

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earrings and wreath. Linear border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse standing right, head left. In field, Punic letters H.
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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.128.12 g <br />8,120 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: shekel Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Copenhagen1SNG Copenhagen, vol. 8, n° 202-215, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 59.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion's skin. Behind, club. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Two tunny fish left. In field, crescent with pellet between heads.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Gades Ancient regionAncient region.  Hispania Ulterior Modern countryModern country: Spain 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 : SNG Copenhagen1SNG Copenhagen, n° 20-25
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: weak
RemarksRemarks: "Not sure I can see the traces that identify the host coin." David MacDonald

References

  1. a b SNG Copenhagen 
  2. ^  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.