21793 - Entella (AE helmet/horse) over uncertain type (Emporium, Alpha Auction 4, Jan. 2020, 17)
From SILVER
345 BCE - 338 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

Entella_21793_Emporium.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Emporium Hamburg, Alpha Auction, 4, 5 Jan. 2020, 17 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Campanian helmet | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse galloping r. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Entella | 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: | Campanian mercenaries |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 345 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 338 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.017.01 g <br />7,010 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 21HGC 2, n° 254 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Überprägt auf einer Münze aus Syrakus" |
References
- ^ 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.