Rome (uncertain mint) (AR Roma/female figure and soldier) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 547, 4 Oct. 2023, 776)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 26410

46 BCE - 45 BCEM POBLICI LEG PRO PR | CN MAGNVS IMP

Images

Overstriking coin

CNG_776.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Empire, 12, 7 Sept. 1990, 299 = CNG, Electronic Auction 547, 4 Oct. 2023, 776

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

M POBLICI LEG PRO PR (Latin) Head of Roma, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Bead and reel border

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

CN MAGNVS IMP (Latin) Female figure standing right, with shield slung on back, holding two spears in left hand and with right hand giving palm-branch to soldier standing left on prow of ship. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Hispania (uncertain Roman mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Hispania

Modern countryModern country:

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:

M. Publicius (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 46 - 45 BCE), Pompey the Younger (Roman Republican Moneyer, 46 - 45 BCE), Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 46 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 45 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: 3.933.93 g <br />3,930 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 18.518.5 mm <br />1.85 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°1035, RRC2RRC, n°469/1a, RSC I3RSC I, Pompey the Great, n°1, Sear 19984Sear 1998, n°48
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-469.1

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:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck."