17295 - Rhegium (AE Asclepius/Hygeia) over Rhegium (Apollo/tripod) (Roma Numismatics, Anders Coll. II, June 2023, 889)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 17295


215 BCE - 211 BCE | PHΓINΩN downwards to right

Images
Overstriking coin
Rhegion 2409.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Rhegium 2453.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, Anders Coll. II, 1 June 2023, 889
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Anders Coll.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Asklepios to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: PHΓINΩN downwards to right (Greek) Hygieia standing to left, feeding serpent from patera, III (mark of value) to left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rhegium Ancient regionAncient region. Bruttium 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
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.286.28 g <br />6,280 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2560, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1713
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Laureate head of Apollo to left, buckle behind ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: PHΓI-NΩN across fields (Greek) Tripod
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Rhegium Ancient regionAncient region.  Bruttium Modern countryModern country: Italy 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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 218 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2543, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1677
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on another type of Rhegion (HN Italy 2543)"

References

  1. a b  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  2. a b  Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm