3742 - Mantineia (AE Athena/trident) over Heraea (Athena/H) (Forum Ancient Coins, Nov. 2017)
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340 BCE - 325 BCE | MAN
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Forum Ancient Coins (Nov. 2017: info DMD) | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | J. Cohen collection ; BCD collection (with his tag noting the Heraia undertype and acquisition from `G.G., April 86, 120 Sfr.`) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Athena head, wearing Corinthian helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAN (Greek) Trident head. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Mantineia | 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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 BCE | 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.672.67 g <br />2,670 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=91896 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Peloponnesus1BMC Peloponnesus, n° 20-23, HGC 52HGC 5, n° |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | H |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Heraea | 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.. 330 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | LHS 96 20063LHS 96 2006, n° 1360, HGC 52HGC 5, n° 838 | ||
| 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: | "Heraia undertype: BCD Peloponnesos 1360; HGC 5 838, VF, strong undertype effects on obverse, light marks, slightest porosity" | ||
References
- ^ Gardner, Percy, Stuart Poole, Reginald (1899), British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins : Peloponnesus (excluding Corinth), London, lxiv, 230 p., 37 pl.
- a b 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.
- ^ LHS Numismatics, 96 (Coins of Peloponnesos. The BCD Collection), 8-9 May 2006 (1775 lots)
