1832 - Catana (tetradrachm quadriga/Apollo) over Selinus (biga/Selinus) (Paris, BnF, de Luynes coll., 894): Difference between revisions
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1247-1251 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1247-1251 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Apollo and Artemis in slow quadriga left, Artemis, wearing long chiton, holding the reins, Apollo shooting arrow from bow | |Overstruck obverse description=Apollo and Artemis in slow quadriga left, Artemis, wearing long chiton, holding the reins, Apollo shooting arrow from bow | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΣΕΛΙΝΟΝΤION | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=River-god Selinos, unbearded, standing left, wearing himation, holding long laurel branch with his l. hand, pouring libation over square altar; in front of the altar, rooster, in field right, selinon leaf over small statue of bull on base left | |Overstruck reverse description=River-god Selinos, unbearded, standing left, wearing himation, holding long laurel branch with his l. hand, pouring libation over square altar; in front of the altar, rooster, in field right, selinon leaf over small statue of bull on base left | ||
|Overstruck mint=Selinus | |Overstruck mint=Selinus | ||
Latest revision as of 08:33, 3 August 2023
445 BCE - 435 BCE | KATANAIOΣ
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, de Luynes 894 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | de Luynes 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. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KATANAIOΣ (Greek) Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Catana | 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. 445 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 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: 17.317.3 g <br />17,300 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: | Babelon 1924, n° 894, Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, a, Garraffo 1984, p. 132, n° 6, pl. XVI, n° 8 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19241Babelon 1924, n° 894, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group IX, p. 37, pl. XIII, a, Garraffo 19843Garraffo 1984, p. 132, n° 6, pl. XVI, n° 8, SNG ANS 3 Sicily4SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1247-1251, HGC 25HGC 2, n° 567 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Apollo and Artemis in slow quadriga left, Artemis, wearing long chiton, holding the reins, Apollo shooting arrow from bow | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΛΙΝΟΝΤION (Greek) River-god Selinos, unbearded, standing left, wearing himation, holding long laurel branch with his l. hand, pouring libation over square altar, in front of the altar, rooster, in field right, selinon leaf over small statue of bull on base left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Selinus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | 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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 420 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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: | HGC 25HGC 2, n° 1220 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | nb: no mention of overstrike | ||
