2990 - Sicily (uncertain mint) (Siculo-Punic) over Romam denarius (Hersh coll.)
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214 BCE - 210 BCE
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Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Hersh collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of male (Triptolemus ?) right, wearing wheat ears wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse galloping right. Below,' H' (Punic letter). All within laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sicily (uncertain mint); Siculo-punic mint at an uncertain location | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 214 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.72.7 g <br />2,700 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 1/4 shekel or drachma | |
| StandardStandard.: Phoenician | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ch. A. Hersh, "Some Additional Roman Republican Overstrikes", ANS Museum Notes 32 (1987), p. 85-95, pl. 7, no. 2. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 380 (Volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul)., O. D. Hoover2O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Sicily (including Lipara), Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 2, Lancaster-London, 2012, no. 172 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Jupiter right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Victory standing right, crowning trophy. Linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 211 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | victoriatus
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Crawford 44/13Crawford 44/1, Syd. 83. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | Page à supprimer | ||
