20989 - Himera (drachm rooster/incuse square) over Himera (rooster/incuse square) (Berk, BBS, 170, July 2010, 66)
From SILVER
530 BCE - 520 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Berk, BBS, 170, 29 July 2010, 66 = Classical Numismatic Group, 112, 11 Sept. 2019, 71 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Rooster left. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Himera | 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 520 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.375.37 g <br />5,370 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Euboic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kraay 19711Kraay 1971, groups Ib and III-IVb, 81 (O60/R52), HGC 22HGC 2, n° 421 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Rooster left. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square with mill-sail pattern enclosed within segmented linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Himera | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 520 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Kraay 19711Kraay 1971, groups Ib and III-IVb, 81, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 421 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on earlier issue (traces of cock visible on reverse)" | ||
References
- a b Kraay, Colin M (1971), "The archaic coinage of Himera", in: La monetazione arcaica di Himera fino al 472 A.C., Rome, Istituto italiano di numismatica (Supplement: Annali Vol. 16/17, 1971), p. 3-14, pl. 1
- 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.
