2182 - Hipana (AE Astragalus/bull) over Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) (head/horse) (MacDonald coll., 32)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2182

344 BCE - 317 BCE | ΙΠΑ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1622_-_Hipana_(AE_Astragalus-bull).jpg

Overstruck variety

HGC_2_1668.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

1622_Siculo-punic_mint_at_an_uncertain_location_head-horse_(drawing).jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, n° 32

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Astragalus.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΙΠΑ (Greek) Ox standing left. Above, grain ear.

Mint and issuing power

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

Hipana

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 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: 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination C
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 46-47, n° 32.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Calciati 19831Calciati 1983, p. 241-242, n° 1-1/17, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 496, Puglisi 20093Puglisi 2009, p. 266, n° 120
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/hipana.puglisi 2009.120

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head left, wearing earring and grain wreath (visible on obverse: most of the head).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Free horse right (visible on reverse: most of horse).

Mint and issuing power

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

Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Sicily

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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

denomination B

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19874Calciati 1987, p. 375-381, most likely p. 379, group 4, Alexandropoulos 20075Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 15-17, 15a-17a, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1668
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/carthage.alexandropoulos.2007.15-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: