3780 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (New York, ANS)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3780

480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Gela (overstruck).jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Field collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In left field, marsh-bird standing right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Tripod. Hatching border (incuse)

Mint and issuing power

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

Croton

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bruttium

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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: 8.088.08 g <br />8,080 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group V, p. 28, pl. IX, j)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group V, p. 28, pl. IX, j), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1449
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn italy.2100-07

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΓΕΛΑ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Horseman ridong right, holding spear.

Mint and issuing power

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

Gela

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Sicily

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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

didrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Jenkins 19704Jenkins 1970

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: