23963 - Locri Epizephyrii (nomos Zeus/eagle) over uncertain type (NAC, 138, May 2023, 38)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 23963

398 BCE - 350 BCE | ΛΟΚΡΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Glendining's, 9 June 1982, 47 = Numismatica Ars Classica, 138, 18 May 2023, 38
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Eagle flying left, hare in talons.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΛΟΚΡΩΝ (Greek) Winged thunderbolt and caduceus. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Locri Epizephyrii

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. 398 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: 7.387.38 g <br />7,380 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 529, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2313-2317, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1566
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locri epizephyrii.hn italy.2313-2318

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Minor areas of porosity and of overstriking"