2182 - Hipana (AE Astragalus/bull) over Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) (head/horse) (MacDonald coll., 32)
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344 BCE - 317 BCE | ΙΠΑ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_1622_-_Hipana_(AE_Astragalus-bull).jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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1622_Siculo-punic_mint_at_an_uncertain_location_head-horse_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection, n° 32 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Astragalus. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΙΠΑ (Greek) Ox standing left. Above, grain ear. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Hipana | 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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination C | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 46-47, n° 32. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19831Calciati 1983, p. 241-242, n° 1-1/17, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 496, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 266, n° 120 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head left, wearing earring and grain wreath (visible on obverse: most of the head). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Free horse right (visible on reverse: most of horse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) | 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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | denomination B |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19874Calciati 1987, p. 375-381, most likely p. 379, group 4, Alexandropoulos 20075Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 15-17, 15a-17a, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1668 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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