Rome (denarius Venus/Sulla) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, 143, 7 May 2024, 378)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 26054


44 BCE - 44 BCEL BVCA

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : 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 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: 3.803.8 g <br />3,800 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius Nomisma.org
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 19521Sydenham 1952, n°1064, Sear 19982Sear 1998, n°164, RRC3RRC, n°480/1.
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: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "almost invisible traces of overstriking on obverse"

References

  1. ^  Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1998), The history and coinage of the Roman Imperators 49-27 BC, Spink, p.xxxii, p.360
  3. ^  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge