17517 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 41) over Corinthian type (Roma Numismatics, EA 107, March 2023, 50)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 17517

364 BCE - 355 BCE | TAPA&

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 107, 16 March 2023, 50

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Nude youth on horseback to right, kantharos

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPA& (Greek) Taras astride dolphin to left, holding kantharos

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. 364 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 355 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: 7.567.56 g <br />7,560 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
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:	Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 458, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 41, n° 618 (V242/R474), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 879, HGC 14HGC 1, N° 777
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr32-42

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena left, wearing a Corinthian helmet

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Peloponnesus

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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 375 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° 378, HGC 46HGC 4, n° 1830-1840
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	nb: over Corinthian type (here given to Corinth) "overstruck on an uncertain type, as evidenced by the letters visible in place of the dolphin's head"