21090 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, AM, 1839 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 13): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 21090

460 BCE - 456 BCE | MEΣΣANION

Images

Overstriking coin

Messana_over_Athens_Oxford.jpg

Overstruck variety

Messana on Athens - Classical Numismatic Group, 118, 13 Sept 2021, 63 overstruck variety.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Oxford, Ashmolean Museum - SNG, n° 1839

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Charrioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. In exergue, laurel leaf.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Below, olive spray.

Mint and issuing power

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

Messana

Ancient regionAncient region.

Sicily

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. 460 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 456 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: 16.6816.68 g <br />16,680 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p, Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Kraay 19691Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p, Garraffo 19842Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13, Caccamo Caltabiano 19933Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VI, n° 296-307, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 780
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano 1993.296-307

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΘE (Greek) Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.starr 1970.ii.tetradrachm

Additional data

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

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+|Image overstruck variety=Messana on Athens - Classical Numismatic Group, 118, 13 Sept 2021, 63 overstruck variety.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1941318&AucID=4571&Lot=190
+|Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum - SNG, n° 1839
 |Obverse description=Charrioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. In exergue, laurel leaf.
 |Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION
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 |Mint=Messana
 |Ancient region=Sicily
-|Date from=480 BCE
+|Date from=460 BCE
-|Date to=426 BCE
+|Date to=456 BCE
 |Period=Classical
 |Metal=Silver
@@ Line 14: / Line 17: @@
 |Denomination=tetradrachm
 |Standard=Attic
+|Coin reference=Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p; Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13
+|Coin series reference=Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p; Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13; Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VI, n° 296-307 ; HGC 2, n° 780
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.296-307
+|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll
+|Overstruck reverse legend=AΘE
+|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
+|Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig with berry and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square
 |Overstruck mint=Athens
 |Overstruck ancient region=Attica
-|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
+|Overstruck date from=480 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=440 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.starr_1970.ii.tetradrachm
+|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
 |Level of confidence=sure
 }}