2038 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes coll. 791)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2038

450 BCE - 445 BCE | RECINO

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1194 - Rhegium (AR tetradrachm) over Athens.png [1]

Overstruck variety

Messana on Athens - Classical Numismatic Group, 118, 13 Sept 2021, 63 overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 791
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	de Luynes collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of lion facing. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

RECINO (Greek) Iokastos seating left, holding staff, within oliv wreath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region.

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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 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: 16.8516.85 g <br />16,850 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group VIII, p. 35, j)., Babelon 1924, n° 791 (https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb417453987)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2477., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1633.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2477-2478

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΘE (Greek) Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Attica

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.starr 1970.ii.tetradrachm

Additional data

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