Rome (uncertain mint) (AE Saturn/prow) over Carthage (Tanit/horse standing l. head turned r.) (Hersh 1953, n°6a)
From SILVER
216 BCE
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Seullard Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Saturn right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rome (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: | Roman Republic |
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.. | 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: 10.4610.46 g <br />10,460 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: semis
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, n°6a | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit, left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse standing right, head turned back |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | 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.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n°2029, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n°88f, Viola 20103Viola 2010, n°93c | ||
| 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: | "overstruck on Carthage (Tanit l./horse standing r., head turned 1.)" | ||
