2305 - Thurium (nomos Athena/bull) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 23)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2305

400 BCE - 350 BCE | ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1310 - Thurium over uncertain mint.jpg

Overstruck variety

Corinth Aphrodite Pegasus right.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, n° 23

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla holding trident.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΘΟΥΡΙΩΝ (Greek) Bull charging right. Below, monogram (HP). In exergue, fish right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Thurium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lucania

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.. 350 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: 7.927.92 g <br />7,920 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2002, p. 64, MacDonald 2009, p. 32-33, n° 23, Garraffo 1984, p. 87, n° 1a (Tav. VIII, n° 8)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Garraffo 19841Garraffo 1984, p. 87, n° 1a (Tav. VIII, n° 8), SNG ANS 2 Lucania2SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1042, MacDonald 20023MacDonald 2002, p. 64, MacDonald 20094MacDonald 2009, p. 32-33, n° 23, HN Italy5HN Italy, n° 1791c var. (fish on reverse unlisted), HGC 16HGC 1, n° 1260 or 1262
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thurium.hn italy.1784-1795

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying right. Below, mintmark (visible on obverse: slight traces, probably back and belly line of Pegasus).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Probably symbol behind head (visible on reverse: face of Aphrodite and front of helmet).

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Peloponnesus

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. 400 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:

stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Calciati 19907Calciati 1990
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: