Carthage (AE Tanit/horse) over uncertain type (eBay Lanz, 24 May 2017)
From SILVER
216 BCE - 211 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay seller Lanz, 24 May 2017 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse standing right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bruttium (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Bruttium | 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. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.526.52 g <br />6,520 mg <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 Copenhagen North Africa1 , HN Italy2 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on Cales? (cf.HN Italy 436)" |