3766 - Histiaea (AE Nymph Histiaea/forpart of bull) over uncertain type (Lanz, 111, Nov. 2002, 491)
From SILVER
400 BCE - 300 BCE | IΣΤI
Images
Overstriking coin

Histiaea.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatik Lanz München, 111, 25 Nov. 2002, 491 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Nymph Histiaia right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IΣΤI (Greek) Forepart of bull right. In field, kantharos. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Histiaea | Ancient regionAncient region. | Euboea | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.192.19 g <br />2,190 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> | |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 3, Part 2, n° 193-195, BMC Central Greece2BMC Central Greece, n° 19 var. 2,19 | |
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. 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: | "This coin is probably overstruck on a bronze of Aegina (see BMC Attica, pl. XXV, 11-14). Traces of the incuse square can be seen on the obverse behind the nymph's head. " (nb: most unlikely) |