21793 - Entella (AE helmet/horse) over uncertain type (Emporium, Alpha Auction 4, Jan. 2020, 17)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 21793


345 BCE - 338 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Entella_21793_Emporium.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org 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. : 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: "Überprägt auf einer Münze aus Syrakus"

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.