3588 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Messana (lion/calf) (Cambridge, FM, McClean 2381)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3588

480 BCE - 461 BCE | MEΣΣANION

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, CM.MC.2381-R
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	McClean collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Messana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Sicily

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 461 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: 17.3817.38 g <br />17,380 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, n, Kraay 1969, p. 145 and pl. 12, n° 2, Grose 1979, p. 281, n° 2381 and pl. 78, n° 12, Kraay 1969, p. 142, n° c, Garraffo 1984, p. 135, n° 1, pl. XVII, n° 7	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, n, Kraay 19692Kraay 1969, p. 142, n° c, Garraffo 19843Garraffo 1984, p. 135, n° 1, pl. XVII, n° 7, Caccamo Caltabiano 19934Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series IIA-V, n° 27-38, 46-84, 86-226, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 779
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano 1993.27-226

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of a lion facing

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ME-SSE-N-ION (Greek) Protome of a calf to left.

Mint and issuing power

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

Messana

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Sicily

Modern countryModern country: Italy

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. 488 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 481 BCE

Archaic ^{until 480 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:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano 1993.1-13

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: