SO 209 - Carthage? over Carthage

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2732


355 - 345

Images
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : M&M 17 (04/10/2005), no. 1117.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Male head left between two grain ears. Linear border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse galloping right. Linear border.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Carthage? Ancient regionAncient region. Zeugitana? 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: Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 355 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 345 Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org 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: 2.962.96 g <br />2,960 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: unit Nomisma.org
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 120 (Volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul)., J. Alexandropoulos2J. Alexandropoulos, Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique. 400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C., Toulouse, 2007, no. 19

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Tanit left (visible on obverse) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Horse right. In background, palm tree (visible on reverse: top of the palm tree, back part of horse).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Carthage Ancient regionAncient region.  Zeugitana Modern countryModern country: Tunisia 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. 400 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : unit Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : J. Alexandropoulos2J. Alexandropoulos, Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique. 400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C., Toulouse, 2007, no. 18
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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References

  1. ^ SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals 
  2. a b J. Alexandropoulos