1426 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Solidus Numismatik, 91, Dec. 2021, 9)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1426

344 - 334 | TAPAΣ (below)

Images

Overstriking coin

Taras on Corinth - Solidus,91,9 Dec. 2021,9.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Taras on Corinth - Solidus,91,9 Dec. 2021,9 overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Solidus, 91, 9 Dec. 2021, 9

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Nude youth on horse rearing to right, a male trainer standing beside the horse restraining it by the neck, Nike flying above to right to crown the youth on horseback

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (below) (Greek) Taras seated astride dolphin to left, holding a vase in his extended right hand, K to right

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. 344 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.107.1 g <br />7,100 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater, Nomos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, 527, Fischer-Bossert 19992Fischer-Bossert 1999, 713

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasos flying left, below, Ϙ

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet

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. 375 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

Stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Calciati 19903Calciati 1990, 94

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Ravel, Oscar E. (1990), Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Tarentine coins formed by M. P. Vlasto, London, Spink
^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..