2348 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 40) over Dyrrachium (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 4)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2348

380 BCE - 355 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1339 - Taras over Dyrrhachium.jpg

Traces of the overstruck variety

1339 Dyrrhachium (drawing).jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Horseman cantering right, arm hanging at side. Below horse, Δ.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended arm.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Taras

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (Calabria)

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. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 355 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.717.71 g <br />7,710 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm / nomos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Italic-Tarentine

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 612, MacDonald 2009, p. 8, n° 4

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 40, n° 612 (V240/R468)., HGC 12HGC 1, n°

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying left. Below, Δ (visible: rear legs, portion of wing, other slight traces).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΔΥΡΡΑΧΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Head of Aphrodite left, wearing Corinthian helmet. Behind, club (visible: outline of Aphrodite's head. Before Δ. Behind head, small portion of club).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Dyrrhachium

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Illyricum

Modern countryModern country: Albania

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. 360 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

Stater

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Calciati 19903Calciati 1990, vol. 2, p. 357-369

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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