1993 - Locri Epizephyrii (Nomos Zeus/eagle) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Auctiones, 29, June 2003, 497)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1993

399 BCE - 300 BCE | ΛΟΚΡΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1408 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Corinth (head l.).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Auctiones, 29, 2 June 2003, 497 = Gorny & Mosch, 200, 10 Oct. 2011, 1164 = Roma Numismatics, EA, 29 Aug. 2015
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	F. James Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt. Border of dots.

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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.667.66 g <br />7,660 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
		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:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locri epizephyrii.hn italy.2319-2323

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus (visible on obverse: traces of pegasos' body)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena (visible on reverse: tail and some of back of helmet, A behind, and neck termination)

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.

Physical description

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

stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Calciati 19904Calciati 1990
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	Struck over Corinthian type Obverse:  Traces of pegasos' body visible on head of Zeus. Reverse:   Tail and some of back of helmet, A behind, and neck termination visible on body of eagle on reverse (identification: David MacDonald)