24111 - Taras (AR nomos rider/Taras) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 81, May 2009, 85)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 24139

240 BCE - 228 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Taras_Classical_Numismatic_Group,_MBS_81,_20_May_2009,_85.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Noble, 50, March 1996, 2044 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 81, 20 May 2009, 85
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Nude youth, holding torch, on horse galloping right, monogram to left, ΔAIMAXOC below

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (Greek) Phalanthos, holding kantharos and trident, on dolphin left, monogram 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. 240 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 228 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 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: 6.526.52 g <br />6,520 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 939 (same dies), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1053

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:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on uncertain type"