1798 - Caulonia (nomos Apollo/stag) over Sybaris (bull/incuse bull) (New York, ANS, E.T. Newell coll.)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1798

475 BCE - 425 BCEΚΑVΛ | ΚΑV

Images

Overstriking coin

Caulonia_New_York_over_Sybaris.jpg

Overstruck variety

Sybaris.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	E. T. Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΚΑVΛ (Greek) Apollo advancing right, naked, brandishing laurel branch with right hand, a small daimon running on outstretched left arm. In right field, stag standing right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΑV (Greek) Stag standing right. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Caulonia

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. 475 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: 8.058.05 g <br />8,050 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
		StandardStandard.: Achaian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, group VI, p. 30, pl. X, e	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Noe 19571Noe 1957, group VI, p. 30, pl. X, e, SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily2SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 175-180, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2044, 2046, 2049, 2051-2152, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1419
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caulonia.hn italy.2046

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull standing left on dotted ground line, his head turned back to right, in exergue, VM, all within border of dots

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Bull standing right on dotted ground line, his head turned back to left, all within border of dots

Mint and issuing power

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

Sybaris

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Lucania

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. 550 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 510 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:

nomos

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Babelon 19245Babelon 1924, n° 557, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1729
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/sybaris.hn italy.1729

Additional data

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