208 BCE - 150 BCE | PHΓΙΝΩΝ
Overstriking coin
SO 1221 - Rhegium (AE tetras) over uncertain type.jpg
Overstruck variety
Brettii_zeus_eagle.jpg
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Behind, palm branch. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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PHΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Wolf standing right. In right field, III.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Rhegium
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Bruttium
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Modern countryModern country: Italy
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 208 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE
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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: 8.958.95 g <br />8,950 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetras
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Zeus r.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ (Greek) Eagle left, wings opened (visible on obverse: head of eagle and part of legend).
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 208 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 203 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Overstruck on an issue in the name of the Brettii (cf. SNG ANS 44ff and lot 15 above), with traces of eagle's head and reverse legend visible below the head of Apollo (nb: sic!)"
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