1985 - Gela (tetradrachm) (quadriga/man-headed bull) over Mende (Dionysus/incuse square) (New York, ANS, 1959.126.1)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1985

450 BCE - 440 BCE | CELAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_123_-_Gela_(tetradrachm).png [1]

Overstruck variety

Mende_tetradrachm.jpg [2]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1959.126.1
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	B. Y. Berry collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Charioteer driving quadriga right, holding kentron and reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning the horses with wreath. In exergue, palmette with tendrils. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

CELAΣ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Gela

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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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: 17.217.2 g <br />17,200 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, (pl. XIII, e and XIV, e), SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 63	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Jenkins 19701Jenkins 1970, group IV, 341-370., SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 63., HGC 23HGC 2, n° 343
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gela.jenkins 1970.339-370

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Dyonisus, head r., wearing ivy wreath and himation, reclining on mule back l., holding cantharus with r. hand and resting l. on the animal’s side

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΜΕΝ − ΔΑ − ΙΟ − Ν (Greek) Linear square containing four palmettes in saltire with a star in the centre, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Mende

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Macedon

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 460 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 423 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mende.noe 1926.20-68.70-71

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Gela over Mende"