2286 - Agrigentum (didrachm eagle/crab) over uncertain type (Westermark 1985, Stockholm, n° 101, 163): Difference between revisions
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|Mint=Agrigentum | |Mint=Agrigentum | ||
|Ancient region=Sicily | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=480 | |Date from=480 BCE | ||
|Date to=470 | |Date to=470 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=7.82 | |Weight=7.82 | ||
Revision as of 11:24, 20 June 2023
480 BCE - 470 BCEΑΚRΑ | CAΣ
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Stockholm, 101 163. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΚRΑ (Greek) Eagle right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | CAΣ (Greek) Crab within incuse circle. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Agrigentum | 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: |
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.. 470 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 7.827.82 g <br />7,820 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Westermark 1985, p. 85-87. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Jenkins 19701Jenkins 1970, Group IV, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 100 |
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. 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: | |||
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin
- ^ 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.
