SO 1031 - Uncertain mint in Sardinia over Carthage
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group EA 138 (26/04/2006), no. 187 ; Triton 1 (2-3/12/1997), no. 901. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Goodman collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Prow of galley right. In right field, monogram. Below, 2 pellets. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.024.02 g <br />4,020 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Sextans | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | E. A. Sydenham1E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, 1952, 160c., M. Crawford2M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 64/6a. |
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: | 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: |
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: | ||
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