3347 - Populonia (AR male head/no type) over uncertain type (Milan - Vismara 1991, 2)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 250 BCE
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Milano, Civico Gabinetto Numismatico e Medagliere, SNG Milan, n° 72 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Cross in circle. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Populonia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Etruria | 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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.8110.81 g <br />10,810 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 10 asses | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Vismara 1991, p. 89-91, pl. XXIV | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Vismara 19911Vismara 1991, p. 89-91, pl. XXIV, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 168, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 120 |
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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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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