2328 - Rhegium (AE Dioskouroi/Hermes) over uncertain mint of the Brettii (Ares/Athena) (CNG, MBS 67, Sept. 2004, 199)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2328

214 BCE - 150 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1417 - Rhegium (AE pentonkion) over uncertain type.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Brettii.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, 199

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate draped bust of the Dioskouroi right, wearing pilei with stars. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Hermes standing facing, head turned left, wearing petasos and drapery, holding caduceus and drapery. In left field, Π (value mark). Linear border.

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bruttium

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. 214 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 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: 15.4615.46 g <br />15,460 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: pentonkion

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 753, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2553, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1711
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2553

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Ares l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet, within wreath

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BPETTIΩN in left field (Greek) Athena standing r., holding spear and shield, in r. field, lyre

Mint and issuing power

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

Mint of uncertain location of the Bruttii

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Bruttium

Modern countryModern country: Italy

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

The Bruttians

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 208 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 203 BCE

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

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	HN Italy 19874HN Italy 1987, HGC 13HGC 1, 1362
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/brettii.hn italy.1987

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Brettian League Æ (Ares/Athena type) with the undertype visible on both sides"