1931 - Gela (tetradrachm) (quadriga/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (CNG, May 2012, 345)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1931

465 BCE - 450 BCE | CEΛΑΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_139_-_Gela_(tetradrachm).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, May 2012, 345.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Charioteer driving a quadriga to right, wearing a long chiton, holding a kentron and the reins. In background, Ionic column. Above, Nike flying right crowning the horses. In exergue, corn grain. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

CEΛΑΣ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) to right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Gela

Ancient regionAncient region.

Sicily

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. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 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: 17.1117.11 g <br />17,110 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Jenkins 19701Jenkins 1970, group III, n° 203-217 and 224-243 (206 : O54/R110)., SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 46 (same rev. die), HGC 23HGC 2, n° 339
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gela.jenkins 1970.203-243

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 spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type"

References

^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin
^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.