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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 64 | |Image overstriking coin=CNG_492.png | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=144427 | |||
|Image overstruck variety=Ref tanit horse.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1955703 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, 492. | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΛΙΒΥΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΛΙΒΥΩΝ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots. | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Zeugitana | |Ancient region=Zeugitana | ||
|Authority=Carthaginian Empire | |Authority=Carthaginian Empire; Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE) | ||
|Date from=241 | |Date from=241 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=237 BCE | ||
|Weight=7 | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Denomination= | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen | |Weight=7.39 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tanit left | |Denomination=shekel | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Horse right ( | |Coin series reference=Carradice - La Niece 1988, n°1; SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°239; Alexandropoulos 2007, n°53 | ||
|Overstruck authority=Carthaginian Empire | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/libyans.alexandropoulos.2007.53-54 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, necklace and earring | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Horse right. Below, Punic letter mem | |||
|Overstruck mint=Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Zeugitana | |||
|Overstruck authority=Carthaginian Empire; Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE) | |||
|Overstruck date from=241 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=237 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=shekel | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Carradice - La Niece 1988, pl.9, n°40; SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°236; Alexandropoulos 2007, n°50 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/libyans.alexandropoulos.2007.50-51 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 17 May 2024
241 BCE - 237 BCE | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 64, 24 Sept. 2003, 492. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | 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: | Carthaginian Empire, Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 237 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: 7.397.39 g <br />7,390 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: shekel ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Carradice - La Niece 19881Carradice - La Niece 1988, n°1, SNG Copenhagen North Africa2SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°239, Alexandropoulos 20073Alexandropoulos 2007, n°53 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, necklace and earring | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right. Below, Punic letter mem |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire, Lybian mercenaries (241-237 BCE) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 237 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | shekel ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Carradice - La Niece 19881Carradice - La Niece 1988, pl.9, n°40, SNG Copenhagen North Africa2SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°236, Alexandropoulos 20073Alexandropoulos 2007, n°50 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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