2312 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 45) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Stack’s & Bowers/ Ponterio, Aug. 2016, 22005)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2312

349 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1348 - Taras over uncertain mint.jpg

Overstruck variety

Corinth Calciati 372.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Stack’s & Bowers/ Ponterio, 10 Aug. 2016, 22005

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Male character seated on horse galloping to left, naked, holding reins in one hand and shield and spear in other. Below, NI.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to left, holding grapes bunch. Below, I.

Mint and issuing power

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

Taras

Ancient regionAncient region.

Calabria

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. 349 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 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:	Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 496, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 45, 646, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 884, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 782
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr43-47.gr48.671-677

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena left, wearing a Corinthian helmet

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. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 355 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 19905Calciati 1990, n° 378, HGC 46HGC 4, n° 1830-1840
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:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	nb: over Corinthian type (here given to Corinth)