SO 1464 - Samos over Aegina
From SILVER
453 BCE - 439 BCE | ΣΑ
Images
Overstriking coin
Samos_over_Aegina_Barron_83d.png
Overstruck variety
Aegina 5 parts.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Chandon de Briailles 579 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Hirsch 13, 1905, n° 3837 = Sotheby, 22 Apr. 1909, n° 234 = Naville 5, 1923, n° 2598 |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Rhousopoulos collection ; Chandon de Briailles collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion scalp facing. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΑ (Greek) Forepart of ox right within incuse square. Behind, an oliv branch. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Samos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 453 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 439 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: 13.0213.02 g <br />13,020 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Samian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Barron 1966, class VII, n° 83d | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Barron 19661Barron 1966, class VII, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 1189 or 1190 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Union Jack (marks visible on reverse) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aegina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Aegina | 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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 62HGC 6, n° 429, Meadows (forthcoming)3Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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