9780 - Velia (nomos Athena/lion) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 70, May 2020, 244)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9780

340 BCE - 334 BCE | ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ in exergue

Images

Overstriking coin

2301 - Velia (didrachm, 340-334 BCE) over uncertain mint (Roma Numismatics, 7 May 2020, 244).jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, E-sale 70, 7 May 2020, 244 = Leu, 5, 27 Oct. 2019, 23
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Ex European collection, formed before 2005

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin, dolphins swimming downwards to each side, Θ behind neck-guard

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ in exergue (Greek) Lion standing right, Θ between its legs

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: 7.597.59 g <br />7,590 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 2 Lucania1SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1301 (same dies), Williams 19922Williams 1992, 271 (O154/R211), 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:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks:	Not surely an overstrike (FdC)

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.