23892 - Rhegium (AE Dioskouroi/Asclepius) over Rhegium (Apollo/lyre) (Roma Numismatics, The Anders Collection Part II, June 2023, 891)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 23892


210 BCE - 150 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Rhegium_Roma_Numismatics,_The_Anders_Collection_Part_II,_1_June_2023,_891.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Rhegion Apollo Lyre.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, The Anders Collection Part II, 1 June 2023, 891
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From the Anders Collection, collector's tickets included.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Jugate draped bust of the Dioskouroi right, wearing pilei. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Asclepius facing, naked, holding scepter in left hand, a bird on right arm. In left field, IIII (value mark).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rhegium 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. 210 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.773.77 g <br />3,770 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: trias AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° n° 784-785, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2559, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1719
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Artemis to right, bow and quiver over shoulder ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ downwards to right (Greek) Kithara, IIII (mark of value) and crescent to left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Rhegium Ancient regionAncient region.  Bruttium 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. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : trias
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 763-765, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2556, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1716
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on another type of Rhegion (HN Italy 2556)"

References

  1. a b  Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
  2. a b  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  3. a b  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