1851 - Thurium (nomos Athena/bull) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (Noe coll. - Noe 1957, pl. XII, e)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1851

400 BCE - 350 BCE | ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

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Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	S. P. Noe collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ (Greek) Bull charging right. In exergue, fish right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Thurium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lucania

Modern countryModern country: Italy

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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.767.76 g <br />7,760 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, e	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, e, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1794c-1795, 1820, 1828-1831, 1836, 1843, 1862, 1870, 1872 (Skylla on helmet on obverse/fish on reverse: 1794c ?), HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1260 or 1262
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thurium.hn italy.1784-1795

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Behind, Λ

Mint and issuing power

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

Leucas

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Acarnania

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 360 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19904Calciati 1990, Leukas, p. 415-416, n° 92-95, Carter 19935Carter 1993, p. 35-41
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/leucas.calciati 1990.17-152

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks: