1886 - Croton (nomos eagle/tripod) over Dyrrhachium (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 28)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 300 BCE | ΚΡΟ
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Dyrrhachium 350 BCE.jpeg [1]
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle standing left on olive branch, with wings displayed and head raised. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΡΟ (Greek) Tripod. In right field, Δ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Croton | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.677.67 g <br />7,670 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.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 39, n° 28. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2172., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1464 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying right. Below, mintmark (visible on reverse: forepart of Pegasus, traces of symbol, probably Δ). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Aphrodite, wearing Corinthian helmet (visible on obverse: slight incertain traces) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Illyricum | Modern countryModern country: Albania | 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.. 300 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
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: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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