17295 - Rhegium (AE Asclepius/Hygeia) over Rhegium (Apollo/tripod) (Roma Numismatics, Anders Coll. II, June 2023, 889)
From SILVER
215 BCE - 211 BCE | PHΓINΩN downwards to right
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, Anders Coll. II, 1 June 2023, 889 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Anders Coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Asklepios to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | PHΓINΩN downwards to right (Greek) Hygieia standing to left, feeding serpent from patera, III (mark of value) to left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Rhegium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Bruttium | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.286.28 g <br />6,280 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2560, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1713 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Apollo to left, buckle behind | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | PHΓI-NΩN across fields (Greek) Tripod |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rhegium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bruttium | 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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 218 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2543, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1677 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on another type of Rhegion (HN Italy 2543)" | ||
