1770 - Taras (nomos Taras/seated oikist FB 19-26) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Naples, MAN, Santangelo 2371)
From SILVER
450 BCE - 440 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Naples, Archaeological Museum, Santangelo 2371 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Naked male figure on a dolphin, below, cockle shell | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Oikist seated holding distaff |
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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE | 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.176.17 g <br />6,170 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ravel 1947, n° 14 I b, Noe 1957, group II, p. 22, pl. VI, g | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 14 I b, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group II, p. 22, pl. VI, g, Fischer-Bossert 19993Fischer-Bossert 1999, Gruppe 2, n° 19-26, HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 844, HGC 15HGC 1, n° 759 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Swastika |
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. 530 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° 86, Calciati 19906Calciati 1990 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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