26203 - Abdera (Hispania) (AE Man/dolphin and tuna fish) over Castulo (man/sphinx) (Ripollès 1995, n°2)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 26203

150 BCE - 50 BCE | ')))o

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	BNF Paris, n°1672.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Man's head to right, helmeted, behind nails (not visible).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

')))o (Punic) Dolphin to right, under a tuna to left. Between them two globules. Under legend : 'bdrt (not visible).

Mint and issuing power

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

Abdera (Hispania)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Hispania Ulterior

Modern countryModern country: Spain

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. 150 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.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.9915.99 g <br />15,990 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Ripollès 1995, p.296, n°2.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Vives 19261Vives 1926, lam. 81-13, Villaronga 19942Villaronga 1994, p.113, n°13, Ripollès 19953Ripollès 1995, p.296, n°2.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://monedaiberica.org/v3/type/868

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Sphinx to right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Castulo

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Hispania Citerior

Modern countryModern country: Spain

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. 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 ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Anv. No se puede indentificar nada. Rev. Solo se perciben las patas traseras y la cola de la esfinge."