25169 - Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) (tetradrachm Arethusa/head of horse) over uncertain type (Künker, 270, Oct. 2015, 8152)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 25169


309 BCE - 300 BCE | MM in punic characters below the horse's neck

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Rauch, 14 Apr. 2015, 82 = Künker, 270, 2 Oct. 2015, 8152

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Arethusa to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace, three dolphins swimming around ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: MM in punic characters below the horse's neck (Punic) Horse head three-quarters to left, palm tree behind to right with two bunches
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Sicily 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: Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 309 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.0417.04 g <br />17,040 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Jenkins 19781Jenkins 1978, n° 199, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 287, Artru 20243Artru 2024, n° 1953 (D338-R501)

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. 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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: nb: no mention of overstrike

References

  1. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1978), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 4. Carthage Series 5-6", Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, 57, p. 5-68, pl. 1-24.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
  3. ^  Artru, Jérémy (2024), Carthage : monnaie et histoire, de la prise de Sélinonte à la révolte lybienne (409-237 av. n.-è.), unpublished PhD, Orléans, 1.058 p., 61 pl.