19735 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 108, Apr. 2023, 174)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 19735


340 BCE - 330 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Ameselon_2586_Bertolami.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Morgantina Athena Lion.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 108, 13 Apr. 2023, 174

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Tripod.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Ameselon 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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4016.4 g <br />16,400 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dilitron AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 333-334, n° 1 OS-3OS, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 224
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΜΟΡΓΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Helmeted head of Athena r. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Lion r., devouring head of stag, monogram in exergue
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Morgantina Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily 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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 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. : dilitron
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 243, n° 1, SNG ANS 4 Sicily3SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 466-467, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 904
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on an Athena/Lion type of Morgantina" (nb: likely but not entirely satisfying)

References

  1. a b  Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
  2. a b  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.
  3. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.