1954 - Rhegium (AE Dioskouroi/Hermes) over uncertain mint of the Brettii (Heracles/Athena) (London, BM, 2013-4-30.101)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1954

215 BCE - 150 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1416 - Rhegium (AE pentonkion).jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 2013,4030.101
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	J. Morcom Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate draped bust of the Dioskouroi right, wearing pilei with stars. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Hermes standing facing, head turned left, wearing petasos and drapery, holding caduceus and drapery. In left field, Π (value mark). Linear border.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Rhegium

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. 215 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.5616.56 g <br />16,560 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: pentonkion / 5 units	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	SNG Morcom / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume X: The John Morcom Collection of Western Greek Bronze Coins (483)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2553., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1711
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2553

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Herakles right.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Athena right.

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:

The Bruttians

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

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm