2972 - Same (AE prow/monogram) over Same (male head/dog) (CNG, EA 146, Aug. 2006, 60.)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 250 BCE
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 146, 23 Aug. 2006, 60 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Prow of galley right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek) monogram in laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Same | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  , 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: 5.325.32 g <br />5,320 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Peloponnesus1BMC Peloponnesus, n° 37-43, HGC 52HGC 5, n° | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head (Dioscur?) left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Dog seated right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Same | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 370 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 189 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC , Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Peloponnesus1BMC Peloponnesus, p. 92, n° 32 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | overstruck on an earlier issue from Same, male head left / hound seated right (BMC Peloponnesus pg. 92, 32). | ||
References
- a b Gardner, Percy, Stuart Poole, Reginald (1899), British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins : Peloponnesus (excluding Corinth), London, lxiv, 230 p., 37 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2011), Handbook of Greek Coins 5. Coins of the Peloponnesos, Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster (PA), 2011.
