Lockett coll., n° 146; David MacDonald collection, n° 10
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Horse right, behind him which stands warrior, nude, wearing helmet, to front, head right, holding spearand shield. In right field, sideways T. (Fields have been smoothed in modern times, presumably to eliminate traces of the host coin).
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on dolphin left, holding trident and shield. Below, A.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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. 345 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE
Classical 480-323 BCperiodTime 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: 7.477.47 g <br />7,470 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.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
Noe 1957, p. 32, Group VII.1, pl. XI.I, Garraffo 1984, n° 57a, pl. 3.2, Calciati 1990, vol. 2, p. 652, n° 55, Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 48, n° 684 I (V259/R531), MacDonald 2009, p. 17, n° 10
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Pegasus left (visible: portion of Pegasus's wing, torso, back of front leg, other vague traces)
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Head of Aphrodite right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Behind, hook and E (visible: traces of Aphrodite's head and clearly preserved hook and portion of E)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.ᵖ:
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.. 340 BCE
Classical 480-323 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
