SO 1032 - Uncertain mint in Sardinia over Sardo-Punic Mint at an uncertain location

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1715


211 - 210 | ROMA

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : NAC 99/2 (24/05/2016), no. 1553.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ROMA Prow of galley right. In right field, C. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value).
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, L. Cornelius Lentulus (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 211 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 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: 3.433.43 g <br />3,430 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: sextantal
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, 157d., M. Crawford2M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 63/6.

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tanit left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Bull walking right. Above, star.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Sardo-Punic Mint at an uncertain location Ancient regionAncient region.  Sardinia Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Carthaginian Empire
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ E. A. Sydenham 
  2. ^ M. Crawford