2171 - Rhegium (AE Artemis/Lion) over Rhegium (Apollo/lion) (CNG 94, Sept. 2013, 68)
From SILVER
260 BCE - 215 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18/09/2013), lot 68 ; Classical Numismatic Group Stock 719050 (02/2000) | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | J. M. G. Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Artemis right, wearing diadem, bow and quiver over shoulder. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Lion walking right. Border of dots. |
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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 7.927.92 g <br />7,920 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> | |
| 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: | SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 725-6, SNG Morcom2SNG Morcom, n° 478, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2544, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1684 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo (visible on the obverse: profile and legend) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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. 351 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2537 (?) | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on earlier issue of Rhegion, probably HN Italy 2537 (head of Apollo and ethnic are visible in the field on the obverse)" | ||
