241 BCE - 238 BCE | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ
Overstriking coin
Lybian_Revolt_CNG, _108, _16_May_2018, _lot_24.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Bruun-Rasmussen, 874, 7 Nov. 2017, 21 = Classical Numismatic Group, 108, 16 May 2018, 24
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΛΙΒΥΩΝ (Greek) Lion prowling right. Above, 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Zeugitana (uncertain mint)
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Zeugitana
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Modern countryModern country: Tunisia
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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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Carthaginian Empire
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.327.32 g <br />7,320 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: shekel
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Punic
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Male head l. (Hannibal?).
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Horse standing r., behind, palm tree
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 237 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 209 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 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:
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shekel
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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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| RemarksRemarks:
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"There are traces of the undertype visible, but none are distinct enough to suggest a particular issue, save for what appears to be the tail of a dolphin or hippocamp near the edge on the obverse, at the forehead of Herakles. The undertype must be of a similar weight standard. The only issue that seems to fit is the Ibero-Punic shekel with a male head on the obverse and a reverse featuring a prow facing right, below which a dolphin swims right (ACIP 543)."
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References
- ^ Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.
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