3681 - Corinth (stater Pegasus/swastika) over Athens (Gorgon/incuse square) (CNG, MBS 79, Sept. 2008, 254)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3681

550 BCE - 15 BCEϘ

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 79, 17 Sept. 2008, 254

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ϙ Pegasus flying left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Quadripartite incuse square (shape of swastika).

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region.

Peloponnesus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 550 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 15 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 8.368.36 g <br />8,360 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Ravel 1936 P40/T381Ravel 1936 P40/T38, Calciati 19902Calciati 1990, n° 24, HGC 43HGC 4, n° 1815
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period i.class 2

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Gorgoneion facing with open mouth and protruding tongue

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Quadripartite incuse square, diagonally divided

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Attica

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 525 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 515 BCE

Archaic ^{until 480 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

didrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Seltman 19244Seltman 1924, HGC 43HGC 4, n° 1616
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.seltman 1924.d.76-80.83-5.87-91

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on an Athens Wappenmünzen didrachm (gorgoneion clearly visible on the reverse)"