1841 - Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over uncertain Punic mint (Tanit/bull) (London, BM, 1904-2-3.37)
From SILVER
210 BCE - 210 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
| Museum collection: | London, British Museum, 1904,0203.37 | |
| Private collection(s) ᵖ: | W. S. Lincoln and son |
Overstriking coin
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. | Reverse: | ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. In right field, mongram' MA'. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) | Ancient region | Sardinia | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | P. Manlius Vulso (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 210 BCE), Roman Republic |
Chronology
| From 210 BCE to 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  period
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Physical description
| Metal: Bronze
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Weight in grams: 3.893.89 g <br />3,890 mg <br /> | Denomination: sextans
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Axis: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
References
| Coin reference: | Hersh 1953, n°17g, BMCRR, p.56, n°469 | Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Sydenham 1952, n°160c var, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RRC, n°64/6b |
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Overstruck type
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Tanit left. | Reverse: | Bull walking right. Above, star. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint ᵖ: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient region ᵖ | Sardinia | Modern country: Italy | Authority ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| From 216 BCE to 201 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC period
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Physical description
References
| Coin type reference ᵖ: | "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Müller 1860-1874, vol.2, p.146, n°8, "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RRC, Table XVIII, n°49(i), "[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4Jenkins - Lewis 1963, n°387-8 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidence: | sure |
| Remarks: | "overstruck on Sardo-Punic (Tanit l./bull r. ; above, large star)" | ||
References
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- a b Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Müller, Ludvig (1860-1874), Numismatique de l'ancienne Afrique, 3 vol., Copenhagen, Impr. de B. Luno
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth - Lewis, Richard Boyes (1963), Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, RNS 2, London, 140 p., 38 pl.
