26095 - Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) (sextans Mercury/prow) over Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (Tanit/bull) (Sternberg, 35, Oct. 2000, 346): Difference between revisions
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|Reverse description=Prow, right. Below, two pellets. | |Reverse description=Prow, right. Below, two pellets. | ||
|Mint=Sardinia (uncertain mint) | |Mint=Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) | ||
|Ancient region=Sardinia | |Ancient region=Sardinia | ||
|Authority=Roman Republic | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
Revision as of 07:14, 31 May 2024
210 BCE - 210 BCE | ROMA M͡A
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Frank Sternberg, 35, 29 Oct. 2000, 346 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury, right. Above, two pellets. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA M͡A (Latin) Prow, right. Below, two pellets. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | 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. 210 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.054.05 g <br />4,050 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°160, RRC2RRC, n°64/6a | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of Tanit left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, star above. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sardinia | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
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.. 201 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Jenkins - Lewis 19633Jenkins - Lewis 1963, n°387-8, SNG Copenhagen North Africa4SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°387-8 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Hier sind auf dem Revers die Haare des n.l. gewandten Tanithauptes zu sehen. Auf dem Avers oben wohl die Hinterfüsse eines Stiers (cf. SNG Cop. 387ff.)." | ||
References
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth - Lewis, Richard Boyes (1963), Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, RNS 2, London, 140 p., 38 pl.
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1992), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul. Sunrise Publ., Inc.
