2404 - Croton (nomos eagle/tripod) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (CNG, EA 288, Oct. 2012, 67)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2404

350 BCE - 300 BCE | ΚΡΟ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1400 - Croton over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group EA 288 (10/10/2012), lot 67

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Eagle standing left on olive branch, with wings displayed and head raised. Linear border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΡΟ (Greek) Tripod. In left field, Δ (?).

Mint and issuing power

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

Croton

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (Bruttium)

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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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: 7.787.78 g <br />7,780 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater (Rutter), tridrachm/nomos (Hoover)	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 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:	SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum1SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, n° 360 var. (Δ to right of tripod, same obv. die as 363)2same obv. die as 363), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2172., HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1464 var.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn italy.2170-2176

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena (visible on reverse: profile)

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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:	Overstruck on a Corinthian-type stater with Athena’s profile visible on the reverse.