1796 - Neapolis (AE Apollo/Achelous) over Cales (Athena/rooster) (John Morcom Coll., 161)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1796

275 BCE - 250 BCENEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	J. Morcom Collection n° 161

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

NEOΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ (Greek) Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Man headed bull (Acheloo) right, crowed by a flying Nike. Under the bull's belly, IΣ.

Mint and issuing power

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

Neapolis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Campania

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. 275 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.027.02 g <br />7,020 mg <br />		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).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	SNG Morcom, n° 161.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 589, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 474
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/neapolis campania.hn italy.589

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena wearing a helmet left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

CALENO (Latin) Rooster right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Cales

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Campania

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. 265 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 240 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 435, HGC 12HGC 1, n° 375
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cales.hn italy.435

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

a b Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm