2161 - Croton (nomos tripod/incuse tripod) over Gela (man-faced bull/horseman) (MacDonald coll., 27)
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− | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1391 - Croton over Gela.jpg |
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1391 Croton over Gela (drawing).jpg | ||
+ | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | ||
|Obverse legend=ϘPO | |Obverse legend=ϘPO | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Tripod. In left field, marsh-bird standing right. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Tripod. In left field, marsh-bird standing right. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse description=Tripod. Hatching border (incuse) | |Reverse description=Tripod. Hatching border (incuse) | ||
|Mint=Croton | |Mint=Croton | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Bruttium) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Bruttium) | ||
− | |Date from=480 | + | |Date from=480 BCE |
− | |Date to=430 | + | |Date to=430 BCE |
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=7.95 | |Weight=7.95 | ||
− | |Axis=11 | + | |Axis=11 |
|Denomination=stater (Rutter) ; tridrachm/nomos (Hoover) | |Denomination=stater (Rutter) ; tridrachm/nomos (Hoover) | ||
|Standard=Achaian (Hoover) | |Standard=Achaian (Hoover) | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27. |
− | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, | + | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, n° 258-278.; HN Italy, n° 2102, 2104 and 2106 ; HGC 1, n° 1449 |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn_italy.2100-07 | ||
|Overstruck obverse legend=ΓΕΛΑ | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΓΕΛΑ | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Forepart of man-headed bull right (visible on obverse: termination of forepart, portions of both forelegs, separation between shoulder and neck, top of neck, trace of face visible under magnification). | |Overstruck obverse description=Forepart of man-headed bull right (visible on obverse: termination of forepart, portions of both forelegs, separation between shoulder and neck, top of neck, trace of face visible under magnification). | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Horseman riding right, holding spear (visible on reverse: horse's head, other vague traces). | |Overstruck reverse description=Horseman riding right, holding spear (visible on reverse: horse's head, other vague traces). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Gela | |Overstruck mint=Gela | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
− | |Overstruck date from=490 | + | |Overstruck date from=490 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck period=Archaic | ||
|Overstruck denomination=didrachm | |Overstruck denomination=didrachm | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Jenkins 1970, p. 162, group 1 |
}} | }} |
Revision as of 16:25, 15 June 2023
480 BCE - 430 BCEϘPO
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ϘPO (Greek) Tripod. In left field, marsh-bird standing right. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Tripod. Hatching border (incuse) |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Croton | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Bruttium) | 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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: 7.957.95 g <br />7,950 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater (Rutter), tridrachm/nomos (Hoover) | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Achaian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 38, n° 27. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum1 , HN Italy2 , HGC 13 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΓΕΛΑ (Greek) Forepart of man-headed bull right (visible on obverse: termination of forepart, portions of both forelegs, separation between shoulder and neck, top of neck, trace of face visible under magnification). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horseman riding right, holding spear (visible on reverse: horse's head, other vague traces). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Gela | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | didrachm |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Jenkins 19704 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum
- ^ 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
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin