24033 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 48) over uncertain type (NFA, XXXIII, May 1994, 17)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 24033

345 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Taras_Classical_Numismatic_Group,_121,_6_Oct._2022,_22.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Stack's, 14 June 1993, 27 = Numismatic Fine Arts, XXXIII, 3 May 1994, 17 = Classical Numismatic Group, 121, 6 Oct. 2022, 22
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the Weise Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior, nude but for crested helmet, holding spear and shield, standing facing, head right, behind horse standing right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (Greek) Phalanthos, nude, holding trident and shield, on dolphin left, below, A above waves

Mint and issuing power

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

Taras

Ancient regionAncient region.

Calabria

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. 345 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 7.917.91 g <br />7,910 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.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 21.521.5 mm <br />2.15 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 48, 680d (V259/R527 – this coin), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 889, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 787
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr48.678-684

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 concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type"

References

^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
^ 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