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|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria) | ||
|Date from=340 BCE | |Date from=340 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=325 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Standard=Achaian (Hoover) | |Standard=Achaian (Hoover) | ||
|Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 715 (V266/R559) ; HN Italy, n° 892 ; HGC 1, n° 790 | |Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 715 (V266/R559) ; HN Italy, n° 892 ; HGC 1, n° 790 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr53 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasos flying left; below, Ϙ | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasos flying left; below, Ϙ | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 13 June 2023
340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3037 (04/01/2015), lot 29885 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | The California Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Youth seated on a horse right, restrained at neck by groom. Above, Nike crowning th youth. Beneath horse, Z. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to left, holding cantharos. In right field, K. |
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.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.837.83 g <br />7,830 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tridrachm / nomos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian (Hoover) | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 715 (V266/R559), HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 892, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 790 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasos flying left, below, Ϙ | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena to right, 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.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19904Calciati 1990, |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ 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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
