2518 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (Rovereto, Musei Civici, Orsi coll.)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Rovereto, Musei Civici | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | P. Orsi collection |
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: 7.817.81 g <br />7,810 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Gorini 1985, n° 43, Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, n° 2a and pl. 71, 3) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, Gorini 19852Gorini 1985, n° 43, Garraffo 19893Garraffo 1989, p. 59-67 (p. 60, n° 2a and pl. 71, 3), HN Italy4HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106, HGC 15HGC 1, n° 1449 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19366Ravel 1936, n° 289 (T228) |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | (visible on reverse: superior part of Athena's head) | ||
