1409 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 14)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1409

340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ (below)

Images

Overstriking coin

Taras on Corinth (Leukas) - MacDonald 2009, 14.jpg

Overstruck variety

Traces of the overstruck variety

Taras on Corinth (Leukas) - MacDonald 2009, 14 overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	MacDonald coll. 2009, 14

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Nude youth on horse rearing to right, a male trainer standing beside the horse restraining it by the neck, Nike flying above to right to crown the youth on horseback

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (below) (Greek) Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding a vase in his extended right hand, K to right,

Mint and issuing power

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

Taras

Ancient regionAncient region.

Calabria

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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 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: 7.987.98 g <br />7,980 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 21-22, n° 14.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 527, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 713, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 892, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 790
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr53

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasos flying r. with pointed wing

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Helmeted head of Athena r.

Mint and issuing power

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

Leucas

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Acarnania

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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:	Calciati 19905Calciati 1990, n° 94
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/leucas.calciati 1990.17-152

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: