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|Coin series reference=Jenkins 1978; HGC 2, n° 287; Artru 2024, n° 1604 (D325-R462) | |Coin series reference=Jenkins 1978, n° 160; HGC 2, n° 287; Artru 2024, n° 1604 (D325-R462) | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=MHSBM ("Paymasters" in Punic) below | |Overstruck reverse legend=MHSBM ("Paymasters" in Punic) below | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins 1978, Series 5b; HGC 2, 295 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins 1978, Series 5b; HGC 2, 295 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks=nb: no mention of overstrike | |||
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Revision as of 09:08, 25 April 2024
309 BCE - 300 BCE | MM in punic characters below the horse's neck
Images
Overstriking coin
Sicile_punique_Bolaffi.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Sicile_punique_Bolaffi_(Melkart_horse).jpg
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Bolaffi, 30 May 2019, 301 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Arethusa to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace, three dolphins swimming around | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MM in punic characters below the horse's neck (Punic) Horse head three-quarters to left, palm tree behind to right with two bunches |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 309 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.4117.41 g <br />17,410 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Jenkins 19781Jenkins 1978, n° 160, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 287, Artru 20243Artru 2024, n° 1604 (D325-R462) |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MHSBM ("Paymasters" in Punic) below (Punic) Head of horse left, kerykeion to left, palm tree to right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Siculo-Punic (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 313 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 305 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Jenkins 19781Jenkins 1978, Series 5b, HGC 22HGC 2, 295 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | nb: no mention of overstrike | ||
References
- a b Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1978), "Coins of Punic Sicily. Part 4. Carthage Series 5-6", Schweizerische numismatische Rundschau, 57, p. 5-68, pl. 1-24.
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
- ^ Artru, Jérémy (2024), Carthage : monnaie et histoire, de la prise de Sélinonte à la révolte lybienne (409-237 av. n.-è.), unpublished PhD, Orléans, 1.058 p., 61 pl.
