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|Image overstriking coin= | |Image overstriking coin=CNG_350.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=392172 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=392172 | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 76 | |Sale=Naville V, 18 June 1923, n°1810 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 76, 12 Sept. 2006, n°350 | ||
|Private collection=Christopher Morcom Collection | |Private collection=Christopher Morcom Collection | ||
|Obverse legend=KAΣΣΩΠAΙΩΝ | |Obverse legend=KAΣΣΩΠAΙΩΝ | ||
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|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
|Axis=2 | |Axis=2 | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=392172 | ||
|Coin series reference=Franke 1961, n° 5-65; HGC 3.1, n°246 | |Coin series reference=Franke 1961, n° 5-65; HGC 3.1, n°246 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cassope.franke_1961.kassope.ii | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Pegasus flying right. | |Overstruck reverse description=Pegasus flying right. | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on uncertain type. [...] On the reverse, the undertype of a Pegasos flying right is clearly visible." | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:00, 3 May 2024
342 BCE - 325 BCEKAΣΣΩΠAΙΩΝ | ΠΟΛΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
CNG_350.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Naville V, 18 June 1923, n°1810 = Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 76, 12 Sept. 2006, n°350 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Christopher Morcom Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | KAΣΣΩΠAΙΩΝ Head of Aphrodite right, wearing ornate polos. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠΟΛΥ (Greek) Dove flying left. Across field, ΠΟΛΥ (magistrate name). All within wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cassope | Ancient regionAncient region. | Epirus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 342 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.
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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: 6.756.75 g <br />6,750 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=392172 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Franke 19611Franke 1961, n° 5-65, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n°246 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Pegasus flying right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on uncertain type. [...] On the reverse, the undertype of a Pegasos flying right is clearly visible." | ||
