1946 - Rhegium (AE Dioskouroi/Asclepius) over Rhegium (Apollo/lyre) (Elsen, 35, June 2010, 33)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1946

210 BCE - 150 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1421 - Rhegium (AE trias) over uncertain type.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Elsen, 35, 12 June 2010, 33

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate draped bust of the Dioskouroi right, wearing pilei. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Asclepius facing, naked, holding scepter in left hand, a bird on right arm. In left field, IIII (value mark).

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

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. 210 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 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: 3.183.18 g <br />3,180 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: trias

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° n° 784-785, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2559, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1719
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2559

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ downwards to right (Greek) Kithara, IIII (mark of value) and crescent to left

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Bruttium

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. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

trias

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 763-765, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2556, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1716

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Surfrappé sur un bronze SNG ANS 763-765: au droit, on distingue le haut de la lyre du revers entre 4 et 6h; au revers, le profil d'Artémis à d., orienté 3h-9h"