2769 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Carthage (Tanit/horse) (CNG, 56, Jan. 2003, 27)
From SILVER
264 BCE - 241 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 56, 8 Jan. 2003, 27 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earrings and wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse standing right. In field, Phoenician letter G. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | 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. 264 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 241 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: 6.696.69 g <br />6,690 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: shekel
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Punic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen North Africa1SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 213 var., Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 59 j | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right. In background, palm tree. (visible on reverse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
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: | Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n°84-85 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1992), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul. Sunrise Publ., Inc.
- a b Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.
