SO 989 - Canusium over Oiniadae
From SILVER
209 BCE - 208 BCE | ROMA
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | London ancient coins, Aug. 2019 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Minerva right, wearing necklace, earing and crested Corinthian helmet. Above, 4 pellets (mark of value). Below, CA. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. In right field, CA. Below, 4 pellets (mark of value). Linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Canusium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Apulia) | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 209 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 208 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.895.89 g <br />5,890 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: triens
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: uncial | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°309c., RRC2RRC, n°100/3 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | OINIAΔAN (Greek) Head of river-god Acheloüs right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Oiniadae | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Acarnania | 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. 219 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 201 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Thessaly3BMC Thessaly, Oeniadae, n°6-14, BCD Akarnanien und Aetolien4BCD Akarnanien und Aetolien, n°351.1-11, HGC 45HGC 4, n°899 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a "Zeus/man-headed bull" issue of Oiniadai, Akarnania" | ||
