1857 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 52) over uncertain type (NAC, 25, June 2003, 13)
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|Mint=Taras | |Mint=Taras | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria) | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=340 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=325 BCE |
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
− | |Weight=7. | + | |Weight=7.88 |
|Denomination=tridrachm / nomos | |Denomination=tridrachm / nomos | ||
|Standard=Achaian (Hoover) | |Standard=Achaian (Hoover) | ||
− | |Coin reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 708b. | + | |Coin reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 708b (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr52) |
|Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, no. 708b ; HN Italy, n° 872 ; HGC 1, n° 770 | |Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, no. 708b ; HN Italy, n° 872 ; HGC 1, n° 770 | ||
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Revision as of 11:00, 13 June 2023
340 BCE - 325 BCE | TAPAΣ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | NAC 25 (25/06/2003), lot 13 ; Giessener Munzhandlung 52 (1990), lot 12 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | A. D. M. collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Youth seated on horse trotting left and leading another beside it in the background. He is crowned by Nike flying left. Beneath horse, ΦΙ. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on a dolphin to left, striking with his trident a fish swimming below right over waves. In right field, K. |
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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.887.88 g <br />7,880 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tridrachm / nomos | |
StandardStandard.: Achaian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 708b (https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr52) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, no. 708b, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 872, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 770 |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm