24108 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over uncertain type (New York Sale, XXVII, Jan. 2012, 26)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 24108

340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Taras_New_York_Sale_XXVII,_4_January_2012),_lot_26.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	New York Sale, XXVII, 4 January 2012 (Prospero Collection), 26 = Classical Numismatic Group, 115, 16 Sept. 2020, 8
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Prospero Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Youth seated on a horse right, restrained at neck by groom. Above, Nike crowning th youth. Beneath horse, Z.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to left, holding cantharos. In right field, K.

Mint and issuing power

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

Taras

Ancient regionAncient region.

Calabria

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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 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: 6.796.79 g <br />6,790 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 53, n° 715 (V266/R559 – this coin)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 527, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 53, n° 715 (V266/R559), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 892, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 790
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr53

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:	"overstruck"