1762 - Poseidonia (nomos Poseidon/incuse Poseidon) over uncertain type (New York, ANS)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1762

530 BCE - 500 BCEΠΟΣ | ΠΟΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon right, holding trident. Border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΟΣ (Greek) Poseidon left, holding trident. Border (incuse type)

Mint and issuing power

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

Poseidonia

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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 BCE

Archaic ^{until 480 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: 7.567.56 g <br />7,560 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, group I, p. 19, pl. V, f, SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 428	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, group I, p. 19, pl. V, f, SNG ANS 2 Lucania2SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 428, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1108, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1150
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/poseidonia.hn italy.1108

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:

References

^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
^ Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
^ 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