20978 - Agrigentum (tetradrachm quadriga/eagles) over Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) (horse/palm tree) (Leu 1972 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVI, 13)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 20978


409 BCE - 406 BCE | ΑΚΡΑΓ-ΑΝΤOΣ (retrograde)

Images
Overstriking coin
Agrigentum_Leu_1972.jpg
Overstruck variety
Siculo_punic.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu, 2, 1972, 69

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Nymph, with her robes billowing behind her, driving quadriga galloping to right, about to turn, above, Nike flying left to crown the charioteer, in the exergue, ketos to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΑΚΡΑΓ-ΑΝΤOΣ (retrograde) (Greek) Two eagles standing right on a dead hare lying on a rock, the closer eagle has closed wings and his head raised in triumph, while the further has open wings and his head bent down to tear at the hare
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Agrigentum 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. 409 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 406 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: 17.3017.3 g <br />17,300 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: HGC 21HGC 2, n° 84
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Forepart of horse advancing right, above, Nike flying right, crowning horse with open wreath held in both hands, barley grain to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: QRT ḤDŠT ("Carthage" in Punic) (Punic) Palm tree with two date clusters
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 407 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 398 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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  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.