2951 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Gades (Heracles/tunny fish) (Roma Numismatics, EA 29, Aug. 2016, 19)
From SILVER
264 BCE - 241 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | 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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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. ᵖ: | Gades | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Hispania Ulterior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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: | 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 |