3283 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (Lybian revolt) (shekel Heracles/lion) over Carthago Nova (Hanibal?/horse and palm tree) (CNG, 108, May 2018, 24)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3283

241 BCE - 238 BCE | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

Lybian_Revolt_CNG, _108, _16_May_2018, _lot_24.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Lybian_revolt_heracles_lion_(undertype).jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Bruun-Rasmussen, 874, 7 Nov. 2017, 21 = Classical Numismatic Group, 108, 16 May 2018, 24

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Zeugitana (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Zeugitana

Modern countryModern country: Tunisia

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, Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 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: 7.327.32 g <br />7,320 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: shekel	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Punic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 53
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/libyans.alexandropoulos.2007.53-54

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Male head l. (Hannibal?).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Horse standing r., behind, palm tree

Mint and issuing power

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

Carthago Nova

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Hispania Ulterior

Modern countryModern country: Spain

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. 237 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 209 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

shekel

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"There are traces of the undertype visible, but none are distinct enough to suggest a particular issue, save for what appears to be the tail of a dolphin or hippocamp near the edge on the obverse, at the forehead of Herakles. The undertype must be of a similar weight standard. The only issue that seems to fit is the Ibero-Punic shekel with a male head on the obverse and a reverse featuring a prow facing right, below which a dolphin swims right (ACIP 543)."