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2183 - Gela (litra) (horse/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (Agora Auctions, 52, March 2016, 002): Difference between revisions

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2183


465 - 450 | CEΛΑ

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Agora Auctions 52 (22/03/2016), no. 002.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Horse advancing right. Above, wreath. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: CEΛΑ Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) to right.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Gela Ancient regionAncient region. Magna Graecia (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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 Classic periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 0.660.66 g <br />660 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Litra AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 5h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 12.212.2 mm <br />1.22 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Litrai
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: G. K. Jenkins1G. K. Jenkins, The Coinage of Gela, Berlin, 1970, group III, no. 244-338, O. D. Hoover2O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Sicily (including Lipara), Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 2, Lancaster-London, 2012, no. 373

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Catana Ancient regionAncient region.  Magna Graecia (Sicily) Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 : ANS 543ANS 54, SNG Cop 273.4SNG Cop 273.
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ G. K. Jenkins 
  2. ^ O. D. Hoover 
  3. ^ ANS 54 
  4. ^ SNG Cop 273.