1793 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Acireale, Pennisi coll. - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVIII, 5): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_127_-_Messana_(tetradrachm_biga-hare).png | |||
|Private collection=Baron Pennisi collection | |Private collection=Baron Pennisi collection | ||
|Obverse description=Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | |Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Hare springing right. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Hare springing right. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=17.15 | |Weight=17.15 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin reference= | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=Rizzo, pl. XXV, 12 ; Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, i | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 331-2Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, Series VII, n° 322-333 ; HGC 2, n° 782 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.322-337 | |||
|Overstruck mint=Messana | |Overstruck mint=Messana | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
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Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Baron Pennisi collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Messana | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 17.1517.15 g <br />17,150 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: | Rizzo, pl. XXV, 12, Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, i | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 331-2Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, Series VII, n° 322-333, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 782 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | Messana | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (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. 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
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ 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.
