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2218 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Acanthus (bull & lion/incuse square) (Spink, 5014, Sept. 2005, 17)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2218


480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO | ϘPO

Images
Overstriking coin
Croton 1382 Spink.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Acanthus bull lion 470 BCE.jpeg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Florence, Museo Archeologico Nazionale Sale(s)Sale(s) : Spink, 5014, 28 sept. 2005, 17

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, marsh-bird standing left. Decorated border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. Hatching border (incuse)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Croton Ancient regionAncient region. Bruttium 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.018.01 g <br />8,010 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Toderi 1973, 4, n° 119, Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, no. 1a and pl. 71, 2) Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Toderi 19731Toderi 1973, 4, n° 119, Garraffo 19892Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, no. 1a and pl. 71, 2), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1449
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Bull collapsing to left, attacked and mauled by lion upon his back to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Quadripartite incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Acanthus Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Regling 1906a5Regling 1906a, n° 537
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: (visible on obverse: inferior part of circle, posterior part of bull attaked by a lion); (nb: the coin sold by Spink in 2005 is supposed to belong to the MAN in Florence...)