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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1406 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.png | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1406 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.png | ||
|Sale= | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=821883&AucID=1547&Lot=51 | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Corinth (head l.).jpg | |||
|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 21, 31 Oct. 2015) 51 = Pegasi Numismatics on Vcoins, 24 Apr. 2018 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt or monogram. | |Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt or monogram. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΛΟΚΡΩΝ | |Reverse legend=ΛΟΚΡΩΝ | ||
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|Reverse description=Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Locri Epizephyrii | |Mint=Locri Epizephyrii | ||
|Ancient region= | |Ancient region=Bruttium | ||
|Date from= | |Date from=399 BCE | ||
|Date to=300 BCE | |Date to=300 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
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|Diameter=20 | |Diameter=20 | ||
|Axis=4 | |Axis=4 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=nomos | ||
|Standard=Achaian | |Standard=Achaian | ||
|Coin series reference=SNG ANS | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 519; HN Italy, n° 2319-2328; HGC 1, n) 1565 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locri_epizephyrii.hn_italy.2319-2323 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locri_epizephyrii.hn_italy.2319-2323 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus. | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena (visible on reverse: AP monogramm) | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena (visible on reverse: AP monogramm) | ||
|Remarks=The host coin was apparently a Corinthian-type stater and perhaps identifiable to issue | |Overstruck mint=Corinth | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |||
|Overstruck date from=410 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=350 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1990 | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
|Remarks=Not much of host coin visible, but note AN monogram on eagle's rear end. The host coin was apparently a Corinthian-type stater and perhaps identifiable to issue | |||
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Revision as of 22:49, 30 December 2023
399 BCE - 300 BCE | ΛΟΚΡΩΝ
Images
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SO 1406 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.png [1]
Overstruck variety
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Corinth (head l.).jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 21, 31 Oct. 2015) 51 = Pegasi Numismatics on Vcoins, 24 Apr. 2018 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt or monogram. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΟΚΡΩΝ (Greek) Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Locri Epizephyrii | 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. 399 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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: 7.527.52 g <br />7,520 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 519, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2319-2328, HGC 13HGC 1, n) 1565 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena (visible on reverse: AP monogramm) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 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: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19904Calciati 1990 | ||
| 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: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | Not much of host coin visible, but note AN monogram on eagle's rear end. The host coin was apparently a Corinthian-type stater and perhaps identifiable to issue | ||
References
- ^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
