SO 974 - Uncertain mint in Magna Graecia (Sicily) over Rhegium
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| ROMA
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Triskeles Auctions Sale 17 (16/09/2016), no. 400; Vecchi 11 (04/12/1998), no. 197. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, two pellets (mark of value). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Prow of galley right. Above, grain ear. Below, two pellets. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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: | Roman Republic |
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
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.677.67 g <br />7,670 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Sextans | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | M. Crawford1M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 42/3. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Tripod. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rhegium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (Calabria) | 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. 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 ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ M. Crawford
