17792 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (horseman/man-faced bull) (CNG, 103, Sept. 2016, 56)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO
Images
Overstriking coin
Croton 2449 CNG.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 103, 14 Sept. 2016, 56 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In right field, marsh-bird standing right. Border of dots | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Tripod. Hatching border (incuse) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Croton | Ancient regionAncient region. | Bruttium | 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.522.5 mm <br />2.25 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2093, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1449 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: |
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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "indications of overstriking" | ||
