21072 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Leontini (biga/Apollo) (Stack's Bowers Galleries, Aug. 2017, 20004): Difference between revisions
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=890479&AucID=1683&Lot=105 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=890479&AucID=1683&Lot=105 | ||
|Sale=Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), 2 Aug. 2017, 20004 | |Sale=Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), 2 Aug. 2017, 20004 | ||
|Obverse description=Muleteer seated, driving a biga left (two-mule chariot) | |||
|Reverse legend=MEΣΣENION | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Hare running left | |||
|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
|Ancient region=Sicily | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Date from=480 BCE | |||
|Date to=426 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series IIA-V, VI-VIII, X-XIII ; HGC 2, n° 779-786 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.415-424 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding kentron and reins; above Nike flying l. to crown him. In exergue, lion springing r. | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ΛΕΟΝΤΙ - ΝΟ- Ν | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Laureate head of Apollo r.; hair plaited behind the neck. Around, three laurel leaves; below neck truncation, lion springing r. | |||
|Overstruck mint=Leontini | |Overstruck mint=Leontini | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily | ||
|Overstruck date from=475 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=465 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 2, 665 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/leontini.boehringer_1998.26-29 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Level of confidence= | |Level of confidence=weak | ||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a Leontini AR Tetradrachm (SNG ANS-217-218)." | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 5 August 2023
480 BCE - 426 BCE | MEΣΣENION
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio), 2 Aug. 2017, 20004 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Muleteer seated, driving a biga left (two-mule chariot) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣENION (Greek) Hare running left |
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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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: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series IIA-V, VI-VIII, X-XIII, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 779-786 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Slow quadriga driven r. by charioteer holding kentron and reins, above Nike flying l. to crown him. In exergue, lion springing r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΕΟΝΤΙ - ΝΟ- Ν (Greek) Laureate head of Apollo r., hair plaited behind the neck. Around, three laurel leaves, below neck truncation, lion springing r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Leontini | 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. 475 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 465 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: | HGC 22HGC 2, 665 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Leontini AR Tetradrachm (SNG ANS-217-218)." | ||
