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|Image overstriking coin=2441 - Croton (AR stater) over Taras.png
|Image overstriking coin=2441 - Croton (AR stater) over Taras.png
|Image overstruck variety=Taras 490 BCE.jpeg
|Image overstruck variety=Gela (overstruck).jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1422763&AucID=2907&Lot=2
|Sale=Roma Numismatic, EA 107, 16 March 2023, lot 66
|Sale=Roma Nuaismatic EA 107, 16 March 2023, lot 66
|Obverse legend=ϘPO
|Obverse legend=ϘPO
|Obverse legend language=Greek
|Obverse legend language=Greek
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|Reverse description=Incuse tripod-lebes, legs terminating in lion's paws, ornaments in relief.
|Reverse description=Incuse tripod-lebes, legs terminating in lion's paws, ornaments in relief.
|Mint=Croton
|Mint=Croton
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Bruttium)
|Ancient region=Bruttium
|Date from=480 BCE
|Date from=480 BCE
|Date to=430 BCE
|Date to=430 BCE
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|Diameter=21
|Diameter=21
|Axis=2
|Axis=2
|Coin series reference=SNG ANS, n° 260 ; HN Italy, n° 2102 ; HGC 1, n° 1449.
|Coin series reference=Noe 1957; HN Italy, n° 2102 ; HGC 1, n° 1449.
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn_italy.2100-07
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn_italy.2100-07
|Overstruck reverse description=Visible: dolphin right field.
|Overstruck obverse description=Horseman riding to right, preparing to cast javelin
|Overstruck mint=Taras
|Overstruck reverse legend=CΕΛΑ
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria)
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Forepart of man-headed bull to right
|Overstruck mint=Gela
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
|Overstruck date from=480 BCE
|Overstruck date to=430 BCE
|Overstruck period=Classical
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
|Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins 1970
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
|Level of confidence=strong
|Remarks="overstruck on an issue of Tarentum, the outline of a dolphin being visible in the rev. right field" (nb: wrong identification: a leg in relief not a dolphin in incuse)
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Latest revision as of 09:22, 10 November 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 17619


480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO

Images
Overstriking coin
2441 - Croton (AR stater) over Taras.png
Overstruck variety
Gela (overstruck).jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatic, EA 107, 16 March 2023, lot 66

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ϘPO (Greek) Tripod-lebes, legs terminating in lion's paws, with ornaments on the bowl, marsh-bird standing right. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse tripod-lebes, legs terminating in lion's paws, ornaments in relief.
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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.617.61 g <br />7,610 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Noe 19571Noe 1957, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2102, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1449.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Horseman riding to right, preparing to cast javelin ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: CΕΛΑ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull to right
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Gela Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Jenkins 19704Jenkins 1970
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on an issue of Tarentum, the outline of a dolphin being visible in the rev. right field" (nb: wrong identification: a leg in relief not a dolphin in incuse)