3861 - Iol (Caesarea) (AE Isis/three ears) over Carthage (Tanit/horse) (MacDonald coll.)
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200 BCE - 100 BCE
Images
Overstruck variety

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Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Isis left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Three ears. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Iol (Caesarea) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mauretania | Modern countryModern country: Algeria | 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. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Mazard 19551Mazard 1955, n° 548-560 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse standing right, palm tree in background to left, ligate Punic Ṭ and Š below |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 220 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Mazard 19551Mazard 1955, n° 162d, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 84 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: | "Struck over a Carthage coin" |