24114 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over uncertain type (Triton, I, Dec.1997, 45)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 24114

340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Taras_Triton_I_(2_December_1997),_lot_45.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Leu/Münzen und Medaillen AG, 3 Dec. 1965, 33 = Triton, I, 2 Dec. 1997, 45 = Classical Numismatic Group, 112, 11 Sept. 2019, 22
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the A.D. Moretti Collection; Walter Niggeler and Matthew Curtis Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Nude youth on horse rearing to right, a male trainer standing beside the horse restraining it by the neck, Nike flying above to right to crown the youth on horseback

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (Greek) Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding a vase in his extended right hand, K to right,

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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 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 />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 53, 713h (V262/R540 – this coin)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 527, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 53, 713h (V262/R540 – this coin), 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 on uncertain type"