2769 - Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (AE Tanit/horse) over Carthage (Tanit/horse) (CNG, 56, Jan. 2003, 27)
From SILVER
264 - 241
Images
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group 56 (08/01/2003), no. 27 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earrings and wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse standing right. In field, Phoenician letter G. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardo-Punic Mint at an uncertain location | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 264 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 241 | 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: 6,69",69" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Shekel | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 213 var. (Volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul)., J. Alexandropoulos2J. Alexandropoulos, Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique. 400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C., Toulouse, 2007, no. 59 j |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right. In background, palm tree. (visible on reverse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
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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