2329 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (New York, ANS, E.T. Newell)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2329


480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 174 - Croton over Agrigentum.png
Overstruck variety
Agrigentum crab eagle 495 BCE.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: New York, American Numismatic Society
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : E. T. Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, marsh-bird standing left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Tripod (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: 7.707.7 g <br />7,700 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group V, p. 28, pl. IX, d) Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe 19571Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group V, p. 28, pl. IX, d), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1449
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Eagle standing l. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Crab within incuse circle
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Agrigentum Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy 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. 510 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 : Westermark 20184Westermark 2018
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
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
  2. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
  4. ^  Westermark, Ulla (2018), The coinage of Akragas c. 510-406 BC, 2 vol., Uppsala.