9777 - Velia (nomos Athena/lion) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 15, May 2020, 45)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9777

340 BCE - 334 BCE | YEΛHTΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

Velia Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, 45+.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, lot 45

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin, behind neck, dotted P.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

YEΛHTΩN (Greek) Lion walking to right, above, Φ.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Velia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lucania

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:

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.. 334 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.337.33 g <br />7,330 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 2 Lucania1SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1292 (same dies), Williams 19922Williams 1992, n° 264 (O152/R203), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1284.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/velia.hn italy.1283-1287

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

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:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck, somewhat crystallised and with traces of corrosion"

References

^ Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
^ Williams, Roderick T. (1992), The silver coinage of Velia, Royal Numismatic Society. Special publication. No. 25, London, xi, 152 p., 47 pl.
^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.