24360 - Apulia (uncertain mint) (AE Hermes/prow) over Cyrene (Zeus-Ammon/Isis headdress) (Roma Numismatics, Anders Coll. Part II, June 2023, 30)
From SILVER
120 BCE - 50 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, The Anders Collection Part II, 1 June 2023, 30 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Anders Collection, collector's ticket included |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Prow to right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Apulia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Apulia | 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. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.851.85 g <br />1,850 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1414 mm <br />1.4 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Stannard - Ranucci 20161Stannard - Ranucci 2016, p. 177, 6 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus-Ammon r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Isis headdress |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyrene | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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: | Asolati 20112Asolati 2011, n° 104, 106, 107, 113 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Cyrenaic issue" | ||

