9777 - Velia (nomos Athena/lion) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 15, May 2020, 45)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9777


340 BCE - 334 BCE | YEΛHTΩN

Images
Overstriking coin
Velia Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, 45+.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, lot 45

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin, behind neck, dotted P. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: YEΛHTΩN (Greek) Lion walking to right, above, Φ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Velia Ancient regionAncient region. Lucania 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.337.33 g <br />7,330 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 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 ANS 2 Lucania1SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1292 (same dies), Williams 19922Williams 1992, n° 264 (O152/R203), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1284.
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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck, somewhat crystallised and with traces of corrosion"

References

  1. ^  Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
  2. ^  Williams, Roderick T. (1992), The silver coinage of Velia, Royal Numismatic Society. Special publication. No. 25, London, xi, 152 p., 47 pl.
  3. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.