26188 - Abdera (Hispania) (AE Man/dolphin and tuna fish) over Castulo (man/sphinx) (Ripollès 1995, 1)
From SILVER
120 BCE - 90 BCE | ')))o
Images
Overstriking coin
Abdera_man_dolphin.png [Ripollès 1995, p.295, n°1]
Overstruck variety
Castulo_Sphinx.png [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | ANS HSA, n°21280. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Man's head to right, helmeted, behind nails (not visible). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ')))o (Punic) Dolphin to right, under a tuna to left. Between them two globules. Under legend : 'bdrt. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Abdera (Hispania) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Hispania Ulterior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 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: 15.5815.58 g <br />15,580 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: as
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ripollès 1995, p.296, n°1. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Vives 19261Vives 1926, lam. 81-13, Villaronga 19942Villaronga 1994, p.113, n°13, Ripollès 19953Ripollès 1995, p.296, n°1. |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Man's head to right, helmeted, in front crescent and star. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Sphinx to right, illegible legend. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Castulo | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Hispania Citerior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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. 160 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 130 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: | as
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Garcia-Bellido 19824Garcia-Bellido 1982, serie VIb, grupo III, Villaronga 19942Villaronga 1994, p.335, n°36. | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ Vives, Antonio (1926), La moneda hispánica, Reus, Madrid.
- a b Villaronga, Leandre (1994), Corpus Nummum Hispaniae Anti Augusti Aetatem, J.A. Herrero, Madrid, 519 p.
- ^ Ripollès Alegre, Pere Pau (1995), "Una aproximación a las reacuñaciones en la península iberica durante la antiguedad", in Maria Paz García-Bellido – R.M. Sobral (eds), La moneda hispánica ciudad y territorio, Peninsular de Numismática Antigua (1st : 1994 : Madrid, Spain) , Anejos de Archivo Español de Arqueología XIV, Madrid, p. 289-296.
- ^ Garcia-Bellido, Maria Paz (1982), Las monedas de Castulo con escritura indigena : historia numismática de una ciudad minera, Asociacion numismatica Española, Barcelona, 297 p.
