3900 - Corinth (stater Pegasus/Athena) over uncertain type (Nomos, 24, May 2022, 116)
From SILVER
405 BCE - 345 BCEϘ
Images
Overstriking coin

SO 2204 - Corinth over uncertain.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos AG, 24, 22 May 2022, 116 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ϙ (Greek) Pegasos standing left, with trailing reins, his left leg raised and his head bent down as if preparing to roll over. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Aphrodite to left, wearing Corinthian helmet. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus | 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. 405 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 345 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.608.6 g <br />8,600 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Ravel 19481Ravel 1948, n° 500, Calciati 19902Calciati 1990, n° 215 (same dies), Lanz 105 20013Lanz 105 2001, n° 62 (same obverse die) | |
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: | "Obverse lightly struck and with traces of overstriking" |