3283 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (Lybian revolt) (shekel Heracles/lion) over Carthago Nova (Hanibal?/horse and palm tree) (CNG, 108, May 2018, 24)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3283


241 BCE - 238 BCE | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Lybian_Revolt_CNG, _108, _16_May_2018, _lot_24.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Lybian_revolt_heracles_lion_(undertype).jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Bruun-Rasmussen, 874, 7 Nov. 2017, 21 = Classical Numismatic Group, 108, 16 May 2018, 24

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Zeugitana (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Zeugitana Modern countryModern country: Tunisia 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, Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 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: 7.327.32 g <br />7,320 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: shekel Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Punic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 53
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Male head l. (Hannibal?). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse standing r., behind, palm tree
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Carthago Nova Ancient regionAncient region.  Hispania Ulterior Modern countryModern country: Spain AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 237 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 209 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : shekel Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "There are traces of the undertype visible, but none are distinct enough to suggest a particular issue, save for what appears to be the tail of a dolphin or hippocamp near the edge on the obverse, at the forehead of Herakles. The undertype must be of a similar weight standard. The only issue that seems to fit is the Ibero-Punic shekel with a male head on the obverse and a reverse featuring a prow facing right, below which a dolphin swims right (ACIP 543)."

References

  1. ^  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.