1878 - Gela (tetradrachm biga/man-faced bull) over uncertain type (Savoca Coins Live Online Auction, 7, Feb. 2016, 58): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse description=Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) to left. | |Reverse description=Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) to left. | ||
|Mint=Gela | |Mint=Gela | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=420 BCE | |Date from=420 BCE | ||
|Date to=415 BCE | |Date to=415 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 91.; Jenkins 1970, Group VIII, 469-73 ; HGC 2, n° 355 | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 91.; Jenkins 1970, Group VIII, 469-73 ; HGC 2, n° 355 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gela.jenkins_1970.466-478 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gela.jenkins_1970.466-478 | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Remarks="overstruck" | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Remarks="overstruck" (nb: possibly on Agrigentum) | |||
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420 BCE - 415 BCE | CEΛΑΣ
Images
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Savoca Coins Live Online Auction, 7(#8), 28 Feb. 2016, 58. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charioteer driving quadriga to right, wearing a long chiton, holding a kentron and the reins. Above, Nike flying right crowning the horses. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | CEΛΑΣ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull (the river-god Gelas) to left. |
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. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 415 BCE | Classic 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: 17.0617.06 g <br />17,060 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 91., Jenkins 19702Jenkins 1970, Group VIII, 469-73, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 355 | |
| 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: | 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck" (nb: possibly on Agrigentum) | ||
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ 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.
