Rome (denarius Venus/Sulla) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 143, 7 May 2024, 378)
From SILVER
44 BCE - 44 BCEL BVCA
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatica Ars Classica, 143, 7 May 2024, 378 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | L BVCA (Latin) Head of Venus, right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Sulla reclining, on right, Luna, behind, Victory with outspread wings, holding staff in raised right hand. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. | Latium | 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: | L. Aemilius Buca (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 44 BCE), Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 44 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 44 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.803.8 g <br />3,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521 , Sear 19982 , RRC3 | |
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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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "almost invisible traces of overstriking on obverse" |