2879 - Taras (AR nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Solidus Numismatik, 91, Dec. 2021, 9)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2879

340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ (below)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2155 - Taras over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Taras on Corinth - Solidus, 91, 9 Dec. 2021, 9 overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Solidus Numismatik e.K. 91 (09/12/2021), lot 9

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Nude youth on horse rearing to right, a male trainer standing beside the horse restraining it by the neck, Nike flying above to right to crown the youth on horseback

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (below) (Greek) Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding a vase in his extended right hand, K to right

Mint and issuing power

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

Taras

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (Calabria)

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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 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: 7.17.1 g <br />7,100 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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:	Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 527, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 713, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 892, HGC 14HGC 1, 790
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr53

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasos flying left, below, Ϙ

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head wearing Corinthian helmet.

Mint and issuing power

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

Corinth

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Peloponnesus

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. 375 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 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:

stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19905Calciati 1990, n° 94, HGC 46HGC 4, n° 823
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

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