20933 - Aetna (tetradrachm biga/Zeus) over uncertain type (Garraffo 1984, pl. XVI, 5)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 20933


480 BCE - 465 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Aetna_tetradr.jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Private coll.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Athena in a biga (two-horse chariot), holding a spear and crowned by a Nike ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Zeus seated on a throne, holding a sceptre
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Aetna 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 465 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: 17.4217.42 g <br />17,420 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: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. 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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: nb: traces visible on reverse under the throne and over the legs