2302 - Carthage (AE Isis/grain ears) over Carthage (Tanit/horse) (Carthago Nova seller, V coins, Nov. 2022)
From SILVER
241 BCE - 238 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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2300 - Carthage (bronze, 241-238 BCE) over Carthage (Carthago Nova seller, V coins, 27 Nov. 2022).jpg
Overstruck variety
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2300 - Carthage (bronze, 241-238 BCE) over Carthage (Carthago Nova seller, V coins, 27 Nov. 2022) overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Carthago Nova seller, V coins, 27 Nov. 2022 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Isis left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Three grain ears |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 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: 12.7012.7 g <br />12,700 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 1 1/2 shekel | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen North Africa1SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 232 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring and elaborate necklace | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of horse to right, to right, punic letter ' (ayin) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 264 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Copenhagen North Africa1SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 151, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 57, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 1671 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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References
- a b Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1992), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul. Sunrise Publ., Inc.
- ^ Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 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.
