Massalia (AE Apollo/Bull) over uncertain type (CGB)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 26398

121 BCE - 49 BCEΠA | ΜΑΣΣΑ / ΛΙΗΤΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	CGB, Numismatics Paris, Webshop, I.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΠA (Greek) Laureate head of Apollo to right, long hair,

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΜΑΣΣΑ / ΛΙΗΤΩΝ (Greek) Bull to right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Massalia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Gallia

Modern countryModern country: France

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. 121 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 49 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: 1.691.69 g <br />1,690 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemiobole	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).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

De la Tour 18921De la Tour 1892, Feugère - Py 20112Feugère - Py 2011, PBM-40-3

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: