2161 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (man-faced bull/horseman) (MacDonald coll., 27): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2161

480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1391 - Croton over Gela.jpg

Overstruck variety

Gela 490 BCE.jpeg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

1391 Croton over Gela (drawing).jpg

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, 27

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: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	MacDonald 20091MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27, 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 (visible on obverse: termination of forepart, portions of both forelegs, separation between shoulder and neck, top of neck, trace of face visible under magnification).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Horseman riding right, holding spear (visible on reverse: horse's head, other vague traces).

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

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Jenkins 19704Jenkins 1970, p. 162, group 1

Additional data

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

@@ Line 4: / Line 4: @@
 |Image overstruck variety=Gela 490 BCE.jpeg
 |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1357851&AucID=2742&Lot=1584
-|Private collection=David MacDonald collection
+|Private collection=David MacDonald collection, 27
 |Obverse legend=ϘPO
 |Obverse legend language=Greek
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
 |Reverse description=Tripod. Hatching border (incuse)
 |Mint=Croton
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Bruttium)
+|Ancient region=Bruttium
 |Date from=480 BCE
 |Date to=430 BCE
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 |Weight=7.95
 |Axis=11
-|Denomination=stater (Rutter) ; tridrachm/nomos (Hoover)
+|Denomination=nomos
-|Standard=Achaian (Hoover)
+|Standard=Achaian
-|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27.
+|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27
-|Coin series reference=SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, n° 258-278.; HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106 ; HGC 1, n° 1449
+|Coin series reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27; HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106 ; HGC 1, n° 1449
 |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn_italy.2100-07
 |Overstruck obverse legend=ΓΕΛΑ
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 |Overstruck reverse description=Horseman riding right, holding spear (visible on reverse: horse's head, other vague traces).
 |Overstruck mint=Gela
-|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
 |Overstruck date from=490 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=430 BCE
 |Overstruck period=Archaic
 |Overstruck denomination=didrachm
 |Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins 1970, p. 162, group 1
+|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
+|Level of confidence=sure
 }}