3602 - Rome (semis Saturn/prow) over Neapolis (Apollo/lyre and omphalos) (Hersh 1953, pl. IV, 1)
From SILVER
169 BCE - 158 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Rome_over_Neapolis.jpg
Overstruck variety
Neapolis_Omphalos.jpg [1]
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Saturn right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. | Latium | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 169 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 158 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.974.97 g <br />4,970 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: semis
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, p. 37-38, pl. 4, n° A.1.a | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Hersh 19531Hersh 1953, p. 37-38, pl. 4, n° A.1.a |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Apollo left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Kithara and omphalos surmounted by two stars and crescent, tripod chain in exergue |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Neapolis | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Campania | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 225 BCE | 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: | HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 592, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 475 | ||
| 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 |
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References
- ^ Hersh, Charles A. (1953), "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6 (13), p. 33-68, pl. 4-5.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
