1954 - Rhegium (AE Dioskouroi/Hermes) over uncertain mint of the Brettii (Heracles/Athena) (London, BM, 2013-4-30.101)
From SILVER
215 - 211 | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ
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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 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 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 | 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: 16,56",56" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | 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.: 3 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| 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: | N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.)1N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.), Historia Numorum Italy, London, 2001, no. 2553., O. D. Hoover2O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. 1711 |
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: | ||
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