2153 - Adranum (AE Apollo/lyre) over Mamertines (Man-faced bull/Nike) (NAC, 27, 12 May 2004, 71)
From SILVER
352 BCE - 344 BCE | ΑΔΡΑΝIΤΑΝ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatica Ars Classica, 27, 12 May 2004, 71 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath, within linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΑΔΡΑΝIΤΑΝ (Greek) Cithara within linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Adranum | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | 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: | Campanian mercenaries |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 352 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 344 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.497.49 g <br />7,490 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: litra
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 21HGC 2, n° 44 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MA - M - A - P (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Nike l. surrounded by six pellets |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Messana | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mamertines |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 409 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 403 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Usual traces of overstrike" | ||
