SO 987 - Uncertain mint over Sardo-Punic Mint at an uncertain location?

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3702


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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group EA 324 (02/12/2015, no. 64; UBS 59 (29/01/2004), no. 6126.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : R. B. W. collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Minerva right, wearing necklace, earing and crested Corinthian helmet. Above, 4 pellets. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ROMA Prow of galley right. Below, 4 pellets.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Uncertain mint Ancient regionAncient region. Uncertain area 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:
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: 5.365.36 g <br />5,360 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Triens AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 6 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: E. A. Sydenham1E. A. Sydenham, The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, 1952, 143b., M. Crawford2M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, 56/4.

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. : Sardo-Punic Mint at an uncertain location? Ancient regionAncient region.  Sardinia 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: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ E. A. Sydenham 
  2. ^ M. Crawford