1936 - Croton (nomos Hera/Heracles) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (CNG, EA 292, Dec. 2012, 109)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1936

400 BCE - 325 BCE | ΚΡΟΤΩΝΙΑΤΑΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1397 - Croton over uncertain mint.jpg [1], [2]

Overstruck variety

Corinth (head r.).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 292, 5 Dec. 2012, 109 = Rauch, EA 10, 15 July 2011, 35

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing stephane decorated with palmette

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΡΟΤΩΝΙΑΤΑΣ (Greek) Young Herakles, nude, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock, holding cup and club. Against the rock, 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: 7.657.65 g <br />7,650 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.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Achaian

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.:

Pegasus (visble on reverse: rump and tail above Herakles’ outstretched arm)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena.

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Corinthie

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

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:

Ravel 19363Ravel 1936, Calciati 19904Calciati 1990

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Corinthian-type stater with Pegasus rump and tail visible above Herakles’ outstretched arm."