1919 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Munich, Staatliche Münzsammlung - Noe 1957, pl. XII, l)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1919


450 BCE - 445 BCE | RECINON

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1196 - Rhegium (AR tetradrachm) over Athens.png
Overstruck variety
Messana on Athens - Classical Numismatic Group, 118, 13 Sept 2021, 63 overstruck variety.jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of lion facing. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: RECINON (Greek) Iokastos seating left, holding stick, within oliv wreath.
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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.9715.97 g <br />15,970 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, l, Kraay 1969, pl. XII, n° 4 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe 19571Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, l, Kraay 19692Kraay 1969, pl. XII, n° 4, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2477., HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1633.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΘE (Greek) Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Athens Ancient regionAncient region.  Attica Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
  2. ^  Kraay, Colin M. (1969), "Fifth century overstrikes at Rhegium and Messana", in La circolazione della moneta ateniese in Sicilia e in Magna Grecia : atti del I Convegno del Centro internazionale di studi numismatici, Napoli, 5-8 aprile 1967, Roma, p. 141-150, pl. 12.
  3. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  4. ^  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