2183 - Gela (litra) (horse/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (Agora Auctions, 52, March 2016, 002)
From SILVER
465 BCE - 450 BCE | CEΛΑ
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Agora Auctions, 52, 22 March 2016, 002. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Horse advancing right. Above, wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | CEΛΑ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) to right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gela | 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. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 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: 0.660.66 g <br />660 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: litra
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 12.212.2 mm <br />1.22 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Litrai | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Jenkins 19701Jenkins 1970, group III, n° 244-338, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 54-61, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 373 | |
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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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an issue from Katane" (nb: highly problematic) | ||
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ 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.
