2657 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Berlin, MK - Noe 1957, p. 35, m): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2657

450 BCE - 425 BCE | RECINON (?)

Images

Overstruck variety

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

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen?	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Egger XL (02/05/1912), lot 277.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of lion facing. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

RECINON (?) Iokastos seating left, holding stick, within oliv wreath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 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: 16.9516.95 g <br />16,950 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, m	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, m, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2477, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1633.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2477-2478

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.. 450 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:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm

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+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1941318&AucID=4571&Lot=190
 |Museum collection=Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen?
 |Sale=Egger XL (02/05/1912), lot 277.
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 |Reverse description=Iokastos seating left, holding stick, within oliv wreath.
 |Mint=Rhegium
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria)
+|Ancient region=Bruttium
 |Date from=450 BCE
-|Date to=445 BCE
+|Date to=425 BCE
 |Period=Classical
 |Metal=Silver
 |Weight=16.95
 |Denomination=tetradrachm
-|Coin reference=Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group VIII, p. 35, m).
+|Standard=Attic
-|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 2477.; HGC 1, n° 1633.
+|Coin reference=Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, m
+|Coin series reference=Noe 1957, group VIII, p. 35, m; HN Italy, n° 2477; HGC 1, n° 1633.
 |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2477-2478
+|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
+|Overstruck date from=480 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=450 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=strong
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