2069 - Leontini (tetradrachm Apollo/lion) over Catana (Apollo/biga) (Gorny & Mosch, 180, Oct. 2009, 31): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin=SO_155_-_Leontini_(tetradrachm).jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO_155_-_Leontini_(tetradrachm).jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=155_Catana_(Apollo-quadriga).png | |Image overstruck variety=155_Catana_(Apollo-quadriga).png | ||
|Sale=Gorny & Mosch, Nov. 2010, 78 | |Sale=Gorny & Mosch, Nov. 2010, 78 = Gorny & Mosch, 180, 12 Oct. 2009, 31. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ | |Reverse legend=ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ | ||
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|Reverse description=Lion’s head with open jaw to left surrounded by four barley corns. | |Reverse description=Lion’s head with open jaw to left surrounded by four barley corns. | ||
|Mint=Leontini | |Mint=Leontini | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=455 BCE | |Date from=455 BCE | ||
|Date to=430 BCE | |Date to=430 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Laureate head of Apollo to right. | |Overstruck obverse description=Laureate head of Apollo to right. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description= | |Overstruck reverse description=Charioteer right. Border of dots. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Catana | |Overstruck mint=Catana | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck date from= | |Overstruck date from=450 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to= | |Overstruck date to=445 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1240-6 ; HGC 2, n° 566 | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1240-6 ; HGC 2, n° 566 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1240-1246 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1240-1246 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
|Remarks="Überprägungsspuren" | |Remarks="Überprägungsspuren" | ||
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Revision as of 11:07, 4 August 2023
455 BCE - 430 BCE | ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ
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Overstriking coin
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SO_155_-_Leontini_(tetradrachm).jpg
Overstruck variety
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155_Catana_(Apollo-quadriga).png
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch, Nov. 2010, 78 = Gorny & Mosch, 180, 12 Oct. 2009, 31. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΕΟΝΤΙΝΟΝ (Greek) Lion’s head with open jaw to left surrounded by four barley corns. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Leontini | 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. 455 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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: 16.6816.68 g <br />16,680 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: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 4 Sicily1SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 234-6, Boehringer 19982Boehringer 1998, n° 51, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 668 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | KATANAION (Greek) Laureate head of Apollo to right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Charioteer right. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Catana | 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.. 445 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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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG ANS 3 Sicily4SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1240-6, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 566 | ||
| 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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Überprägungsspuren" | ||
References
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ Boehringer, Christof (1998), "Zur Muenzgeschichte von Leontinoi in klassischer Zeit", in: Ashton, Richard - Hurter, Silvia (eds), Studies in Greek numismatics in memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, Spink, p.43-53.
- a b 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.
- ^ SNG ANS 3 Sicily
