23823 - Neapolis (nomos nymph/man-faced bull) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 13, July 2019, 29)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 23823

320 BCE - 300 BCE | NEOΠOΛITHΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Rob Golan, FPL 14, Dec. 1997, 4 = Nomos, obolos 13, 2 July 2019, 29
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the Vineyard Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed head of nymph to right, wearing triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace, behind neck, bunch of grapes, below and to right, ΣTA-X.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

NEOΠOΛITHΣ (Greek) Man-headed bull walking right, above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head, below, K

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Neapolis

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.347.34 g <br />7,340 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 1 Etruria-Calabria1SNG ANS 1 Etruria-Calabria, n° 362, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 571, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 471
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/neapolis campania.hn italy.571

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:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on an uncertain type"

References

^ Fisher, Joan E. (1969), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part I : Etruria-Calabria, New York, 39 pl., 1618 n°
^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
^ 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