Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (Tanit/bull) (CNG, EA138, 26 April 2006,187)
From SILVER
210 BCE - 210 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triton I, 2-3 Dec. 1997, 901 = CNG, Electronic Auction 138, 26 April 2006,187 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | The Goodman Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. In right field, 'MA'. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | 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: | Roman Republic, P. Manlius Vulso (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 210 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 210 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.024.02 g <br />4,020 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMCRR1BMCRR, n°119, Sydenham 19522Sydenham 1952, n°160c, RRC3RRC, n°64/6a | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull walking right. Above, star. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sardinia | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 201 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Müller 1860-18744Müller 1860-1874, vol.2, p.146, n°8, RRC3RRC, Table XVIII, n°49(i), Jenkins - Lewis 19635Jenkins - Lewis 1963, n°387-8 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck, probably on a Carthaginian Æ." | ||
References
- ^ Grueber, Herbert A. (1910), Coins of the Roman Republic in the British museum, Trustees of the British Museum Pubs., vol.3, pl.123
- ^ 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.
