3033 - Corinth (stater Pegasus/incuse square) over uncertain type (Hirsch, 13, May 1905, 2222)
From SILVER
550 - 500Ϙ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 4 - Corinth over uncertain mint.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos 14 (17/05/2017), no. 117 ; Monnaies et Médailles 13 (17/06/1954), no. 1136 ; Hirsch 13 (15/05/1905), no. 2222. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Stoecklin collection ; Giesecke collection ; A. Rhousopoulos collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ϙ Pegasus flying left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square (shape of swastika). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Corinth | 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. 550 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.338.33 g <br />8,330 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Corinthian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ravel 1936, n° 37. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 41HGC 4, n° 1815 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square. |
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.
