1881 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Heritage, NYINC Signature Sale 3037, jan. 2015, 29885)
From SILVER
340 - 332 | TAPAΣ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3037 (04/01/2015), no. 29885 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | The California Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Youth seated on a horse right, restrained at neck by groom. Above, Nike crowning th youth. Beneath horse, Z. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TAPAΣ Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to left, holding cantharos. In right field, K. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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. 340 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 332 | 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.837.83 g <br />7,830 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tridrachm / nomos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 4 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian (Hoover) | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | W. Fischer-Bossert1W. Fischer-Bossert, Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent 510-280 v. Chr., Antike Münzen und Geschnittene Steine 14, Berlin-New York, 1999, no. 715 (V266/R559)., N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.)2N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.), Historia Numorum Italy, London, 2001, no. 892., O. D. Hoover3O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. 790 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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