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2430 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Selinus (biga/Selinus) (Oxford, AM - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 14)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2430


450 BCE - 446 BCE | MEΣΣANION

Images
Overstriking coin
Messana_over_Selinus_Oxford+.jpg
Overstruck variety
Selinus biga.jpg
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Oxford, Ashmolean Museum Sale(s)Sale(s) : Sambon-Canessa, 24 March 1902, 455

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. In exergue, leaf. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Messana Ancient regionAncient region. Magna Graecia (Sicily) 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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 446 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.2217.22 g <br />17,220 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Kraay 1969, p. 145, n° q, Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n°, 8, pl. XVII, n° 14 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Kraay 19691Kraay 1969, p. 145, n° q, Garraffo 19842Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n°, 8, pl. XVII, n° 14, Caccamo Caltabiano 19933Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VIII, n° 349-357, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 782
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Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΣEΛINONTIOΣ (Greek) Biga left in which stand Artemis shooting arrow and holding reins (visible: on the obverse, the spokes of the chariot wheel and the back of Artemis) ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣEΛINOΣ (Greek) The river-god Selinos, naked, standing left, holding branch in right hand and a patera in left hand over an altar. In left field, in front of the altar stands a cockerel. In right field, a bull standing left on platform, above which is a selinon leaf
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Selinus Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 422 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Schwabacher 19255Schwabacher 1925, n° 7, SNG Lloyd6SNG Lloyd, vol. V-VI, n° 1225, Boehringer 19977Boehringer 1997, p. 5-19, pl. 1, 14-15, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 1120
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: