21043 - Motya (didrachm hound/nymph) over uncertain type (M&M, 20, Oct. 2006, 4)
From SILVER
410 BCE - 405 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Motya_M&M.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen & Medaillen Deutschland GmbH, 20, 10 Oct. 2006, 4. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Ex coll. W. Niggeler (hors cat.). |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Dog standing r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of a nymph r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Motya | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 405 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 8.378.37 g <br />8,370 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Jenkins 19711Jenkins 1971, 36, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 498 | |
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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. 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 concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "überprägungsspuren" | ||
