2480 - Taras (nomos Taras/wheel FB 4) over Agrigentum (eagle/crab) (Munich, MK)

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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1329 - Taras over Agrigentum.png
 
|Museum collection=München, Staatliche Münzsammlung
 
|Museum collection=München, Staatliche Münzsammlung
|Obverse description=Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to right. Below, shell. Decorated border.  
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|Obverse description=Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to right. Below, shell. Decorated border.
 
|Reverse description=Four-spoked wheel.
 
|Reverse description=Four-spoked wheel.
 
|Mint=Taras
 
|Mint=Taras
 
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria)
 
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria)
|Date from=480
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|Date from=500 BCE
|Date to=470
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|Date to=480 BCE
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|Period=Archaic
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|Metal=Silver
 
|Weight=6.44
 
|Weight=6.44
 
|Denomination=didrachm / nomos
 
|Denomination=didrachm / nomos
 
|Standard=Achaian
 
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin reference=U. Westermark, "Overstrikes of Taras on didrachms of Acragas", in O. Mørkholm et N. M. Waggoner (éd.), Greek numismatics and archaeology. Essays in honor of Margaret Thompson, Wetteren, 1979, p. 287-293, j et pl. 36, no 5-6. ; SNG Deutschland, Munich, Kalabrien-Lukanien 598
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|Coin reference=Westermark 1979, p. 287-293, j et pl. 36, 5-6. ; SNG Deutschland, Munich, Kalabrien-Lukanien 598
|Coin series reference=N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.), Historia Numorum Italy, London, 2001, no. 833.;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. 754-755
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|Coin series reference=HN Italy, 833.; HGC 1, 754-755
 
|Overstruck mint=Agrigentum
 
|Overstruck mint=Agrigentum
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
 
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
 
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Revision as of 15:00, 13 June 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2480


500 BCE - 480 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1329 - Taras over Agrigentum.png
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on a dolphin to right. Below, shell. Decorated border. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Four-spoked wheel.
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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.446.44 g <br />6,440 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm / nomos Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Westermark 1979, p. 287-293, j et pl. 36, n° 5-6., SNG Deutschland, Munich, Kalabrien-Lukanien n° 598 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 833., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 754-755

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. : Agrigentum Ancient regionAncient region.  Magna Graecia (Sicily) Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  2. ^  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