17224 - Thurium (nomos Athena/bull) over uncertain type (Peus, 433, Nov. 2022, 1059)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 17224

400 BCE - 350 BCE | ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

2407 - Thurium over uncertain type.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Spink, 30 Aug. 1985 = Peus, 433, 1 Nov. 2022, 1059

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena with Attic Skylla helmet r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ (Greek) Bull charging right. In exergue, a torch

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Thurium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lucania

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 7.937.93 g <br />7,930 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.622.6 mm <br />2.26 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG Ashmolean 21SNG Ashmolean 2, n° 963, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1840, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1262
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thurium.hn italy.1840

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:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Überprägungsspuren im Revers" (nb: not surely an overstrike)