2328 - Rhegium (AE Dioskouroi/Hermes) over uncertain mint of the Brettii (Ares/Athena) (CNG, MBS 67, Sept. 2004, 199): Difference between revisions
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=HN Italy 1987; HGC 1, 1362 | |Coin series reference overstruck=HN Italy, n° 1987; HGC 1, n° 1362 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/brettii.hn_italy.1987 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/brettii.hn_italy.1987 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 25 December 2023
211 BCE - 150 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, 199 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Jugate draped bust of the Dioskouroi right, wearing pilei with stars. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Hermes standing facing, head turned left, wearing petasos and drapery, holding caduceus and drapery. In left field, Π (value mark). Linear border. |
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. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.4615.46 g <br />15,460 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: pentonkion | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 753, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2553, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1711 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Ares l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet, within wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BPETTIΩN in left field (Greek) Athena standing r., holding spear and shield, in r. field, lyre |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Mint of uncertain location of the Bruttii | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Bruttium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | The Bruttians |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 208 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 203 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 1987, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1362 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Brettian League Æ (Ares/Athena type) with the undertype visible on both sides" | ||
References
- ^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
- a b Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- a b 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
