Carthage (AE Tanit/horse) over Rome (Roma/prow)(Hersh 1953, n°32)
From SILVER
218 BCE - 204 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Tanit l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse head r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Carthage (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | 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 |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 218 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 204 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.6911.69 g <br />11,690 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, pl.V, n°32 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n°2023-5 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Roma, left, wearing Attic helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latim | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 217 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | uncia
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | RRC2RRC, n°38/6 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "over-struck on semi-libral uncia (Roma l./prow r.)" | ||
