1884 - Atella (AE Jupiter/two soldiers) over Rome (Sol/crescent & two stars) (London, BM, Taylor Combe, p. 21, 3)
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, TC,p21.3.Ace | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Jupiter right, wearing laurel wreath. In left side, 2 pellets. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Two soldiers swearing a vow over a pig. In left side, 2 pellets. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Atella | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Campania) | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.5611.56 g <br />11,560 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans 
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 9 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| StandardStandard.: triental | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ch. A. Hersh, "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6/13 (1953), p. 33-68, pl. 5, no. 34a., BMC Greek (Italy) / A catalogue of Greek coins: Italy, p. 74, no. 4, Taylor Combe 1814 / Veterum Populorum et Regum Numi qui in Museo Britannico Adversantur (The Coins of Ancient Peoples and Kings Preserved in the British Museum)
HN Italy / Historia Numorum : Italy (466) |
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | M. Crawford1M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974, |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sol facing, wearing radiate crown. In left side, 1 pellet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA Cresent and two stars. Amongst them, 1 pellet. |
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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | uncia (semi-libral)
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ M. Crawford
