SO 243 - Atelier incertain over uncertain mint

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3652


241 BCE - 237 BCE | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
CNG_243.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, 87, 18 May 2011, 243.

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) Bull butting right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter).
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.. 237 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.2716.27 g <br />16,270 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 2 shekels Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Carradice - La Niece 19881Carradice - La Niece 1988, 141-57, SNG Copenhagen North Africa2SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°244, Alexandropoulos 20073Alexandropoulos 2007, n°66-67
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on Head of Isis/Three grain ears type (cf. SNG Copenhagen 226-31)."

References

  1. ^  Carradice, Ian A. - La Niece, Susan (1988), "The Libyan War and Coinage: a New Hoard and the Evidence of Metal Analysis," Numismatic Chronicle, 148, p. 33-52, 6 pl.
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  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.