3369 - Sicily (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over Rhegium (Apollo/tripod) (Vecchi, 11, Dec. 1998, 197)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3369

214 BCE - 212 BCE | ROMA

Images

Overstriking coin

Rome_Sicily_Triskeles, _17, _Friday, _16_Sept._2016, _400.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Rhegium_Apolo_tripod_2.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Vecchi, 11, 4 Dec. 1998, 197 = Triskeles, 17, Friday, 16 Sept. 2016, 400.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	A duplicate from the RBW Collection of Roman Republican Coins.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, two pellets (mark of value).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. Above, grain ear. Below, two pellets.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Sicily (uncertain Roman mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Sicily

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. 214 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 212 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.677.67 g <br />7,670 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 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:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1RRC, n° 42/3.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-42.3

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Apollo l., lyre behind

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

PHΓI-NΩN (Greek) Ornate tripod

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Bruttium

Modern countryModern country: Italy

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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HN Italy, n° 2543, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 1, n° 1677

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a tripod bronze of Rhegion" (unsecure identification to Rhegium)