26398 - Massalia (AE Apollo/Bull) over uncertain type (CGB, web shop)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 26398


121 BCE - 49 BCEΠA | ΜΑΣΣΑ / ΛΙΗΤΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Massalie_CGB_I.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : CGB, Numismatics Paris, Webshop, I.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΠA (Greek) Laureate head of Apollo to right, long hair, ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΜΑΣΣΑ / ΛΙΗΤΩΝ (Greek) Bull to right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Massalia Ancient regionAncient region. Gallia Modern countryModern country: France 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. 121 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 49 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.691.69 g <br />1,690 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemiobol Nomisma.org 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).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: De la Tour 18921De la Tour 1892, Feugère - Py 20112Feugère - Py 2011, PBM-40-3
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 spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Ce bronze semble avoir été surfrappé avec deux empreintes au revers. Au droit, le monogramme PA est complet derrière la nuque et on peut noter un globule sous le menton"

References

  1. ^  De la Tour, Henri (1892), Atlas de monnaies Gauloises, Paris, Librairie Plon.
  2. ^  Feugère, Michel - Py, Michel (2011), Dictionnaire des monnaies découvertes en Gaule méditerranéenne (530-27 av. notre ère), Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, 2011, 719 p.