1884 - Atella (AE Jupiter/two soldiers) over Rome (Sol/crescent & two stars) (London, BM, Taylor Combe, p. 21, 3)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1884

216 BCE - 211 BCE | Oscan

Images

Overstriking coin

Atella_London.jpg

Overstruck variety

Rome_sol_stars.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, Taylor Combe, p. 21.3.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Jupiter r., behind, two pellets

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Oscan Two Italic soldiers presenting swords to each other and swearing over piglet, in l. field, two pellets. In exergue, legend in Oscan characters

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Atella

Ancient regionAncient region.

Campania

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.5611.56 g <br />11,560 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	BMC Italy, p. 74, n° 4, Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Hersh 19531Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 466, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 364
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/atella.hn italy.466

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Sol facing, wearing radiate crown. In left side, 1 pellet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ROMA (Latin) Cresent and two stars. Amongst them, 1 pellet.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Rome

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Latium

Modern countryModern country: Italy

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 217 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

uncia

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Roman

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	RRC4RRC, n° 39/4
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-39.4

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: