SO 242 - Uncertain mint in Sardinia or Africa over uncertain mint

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2898

241 BCE - 238 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 378, 13 July 2016, 69.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	J.-P. Righetti collection, n°27

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Isis left. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Three grain ears. 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.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.452.45 g <br />2,450 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Kapossy 1993, n°27.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG Copenhagen North Africa1SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°252, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n°70, Viola 20103Viola 2010, n°696e
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/libyans.alexandropoulos.2007.70

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Tanit to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring and elaborate necklace

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of horse to right, to right, punic letter ' (ayin)

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:

Carthaginian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 264 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	SNG Copenhagen North Africa1SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 151, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 57, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 1671
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/carthage.alexandropoulos.2007.57

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Ces dernières monnaies sont celles des insurgés et ont donc très vraisemblablement été frappées en Afrique, même si elles sont en général surfrappées sur des monnaies d’origine principalement sarde no 58-59" (Alexandropoulos 2007)

References

a b Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1992), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul. Sunrise Publ., Inc.
a b Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.
^ Viola, Mauro R. (2010), Corpus Nummorum Punicorum, Numismatica Varesi, p.iv, p.960
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.