17889 - Croton (nomos Hera/Heracles) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 536, Apr. 2023, 22)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 17889

400 BCE - 325 BCE | KPO – TΩNI – ATAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Croton 2459 CNG.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 536, 12 Apr. 2023, 22 (from the S & S Collection) = Ex Frederick Hastings Rindge Collection, Part I: Malter, XXIX, 22 March 1985, 89.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Ex S & S Collection; ex Frederick Hastings Rindge Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Hera Lakinia facing, three-quarter r., wearing stephane

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KPO – TΩNI – ATAΣ (Greek) Heracles seated l. on lion skin, holding club and cup, below, bow

Mint and issuing power

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

Croton

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:

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.. 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: 7.697.69 g <br />7,690 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.522.5 mm <br />2.25 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2159-2169, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1463
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn italy.2159-2169

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. ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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