23617 - Atella (AE Sol/elephant) over Rome (Mercury/prow) (Numismatica Ars Classica, 13, Oct.1998, 30)
From SILVER
216 BCE - 211 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatica Ars Classica, 13, 8 Oct. 1998, 30 = Triton VIII , 11 Jan. 2005, 18 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Tony Hardy Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Radiate facing bust of Sol, star to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Elephant standing right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Atella | Ancient regionAncient region. | Campania | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 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: 6.296.29 g <br />6,290 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: uncia
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Roman | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 468 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right, above, two pellets | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow r., two pellets below |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 217 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: | semiuncia |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | RRC2RRC, n° 38/7 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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