26478 - Dacia (uncertain Roman mint) (denarius Roma/biga) over Apollonia (cow & calf/stellate pattern) (New York, ANS, 2015.20.2393)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 26478

109 BCE - 50 BCEROMA behind | IPLΛM[...] (L retrograde) below, CIIO in exergue

Images

Overstriking coin

Rome_over_Apollonia_New_York, _ANS.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Apollonia_under_Rome.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, ANS, 2015.20.2393	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 90, 23 May 2012, 780
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Rick B. Witschonke

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ROMA behind (Latin) Helmeted head of Roma right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

IPLΛM[...] (L retrograde) below, CIIO in exergue (Latin) Victory driving biga right

Mint and issuing power

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

Dacia (uncertain Roman mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Dacia

Modern countryModern country: Romania

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 109 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 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: 2.942.94 g <br />2,940 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Roman

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Davis Class A1Davis Class A, group 1B, C51

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Cow suckling calf left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Double stellate pattern within double linear square with sides curved inwards

Mint and issuing power

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

Apollonia

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Illyricum

Modern countryModern country: Albania

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 200 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.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

drachma

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/apollonia illyria.maier 1907.9-105

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck, possibly on a drachm of Apollonia or Dyrrhachion"