2207 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Catana (man-faced bull/Nike) (Siracusa, MA, 25072 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 12): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstriking coin= | |Image overstriking coin=Messana_over_Catana_Siracusa.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Catana_Amenanos_Nike.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2200838&AucID=5291&Lot=52 | |||
|Museum collection=Siracusa, Museo Archeologico, inv. n° 25072 | |||
|Obverse description=Charriotter driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. Border of dots. In exergue, laurel leaf (?) | |Obverse description=Charriotter driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. Border of dots. In exergue, laurel leaf (?) | ||
|Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | |Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | ||
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|Reverse description=Hare springing right. Below, olive spray? Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Hare springing right. Below, olive spray? Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=480 BCE | ||
|Date to= | |Date to=426 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.90 | |||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
|Coin reference=Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 6 | |Coin reference=Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 6; Garraffo 1984, p. 135-136, n° 6, pl. XVII, n° 12 | ||
|Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series XI, n° 415-424 ; HGC 2, n° 784? | |Coin series reference=Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 6; Garraffo 1984, p. 135-136, n° 6, pl. XVII, n° 12; Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series XI, n° 415-424 ; HGC 2, n° 784? | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.415-424 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.415-424 | ||
|Overstruck mint=Catana | |Overstruck mint=Catana | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
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Revision as of 11:19, 5 August 2023
480 BCE - 426 BCE | MEΣΣANION
Images
Overstriking coin
Messana_over_Catana_Siracusa.jpg
Overstruck variety
Catana_Amenanos_Nike.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Siracusa, Museo Archeologico, inv. n° 25072 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charriotter driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. Border of dots. In exergue, laurel leaf (?) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Below, olive spray? Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Messana | 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 426 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: 16.9016.9 g <br />16,900 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: | Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 6, Garraffo 1984, p. 135-136, n° 6, pl. XVII, n° 12 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kraay 19691Kraay 1969, p. 145 et pl. 12, n° 6, Garraffo 19842Garraffo 1984, p. 135-136, n° 6, pl. XVII, n° 12, Caccamo Caltabiano 19933Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series XI, n° 415-424, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 784? |
| 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: | Catana | 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
| 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 concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Kraay, Colin M. (1969), "Fifth century overstrikes at Rhegium and Messana", in La circolazione della moneta ateniese in Sicilia e in Magna Grecia : atti del I Convegno del Centro internazionale di studi numismatici, Napoli, 5-8 aprile 1967, Roma, p. 141-150, pl. 12.
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1984), Le riconiazioni in Magna Grecia e in Sicilia. Emissioni argentee dal VI al IV secolo a.C., Catania.
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria (1993), La monetazione di Messana. Con le emissioni di Rhegion dell’eta della tirannide, AMUGS XIII, Berlin-New York, xviii, 383 p., 94 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.
