2196 - Croton (nomos Hera/Heracles) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (CNG, 90, May 2012, 328)
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|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
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|Overstruck date to=325 BCE | |Overstruck date to=325 BCE | ||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |Overstruck denomination=stater |
Revision as of 17:20, 17 June 2023
400 BCE - 325 BCE | ΚΡΟΤΩΝΙΑΤΑΣ
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 90, 23 May 2012, 328 = Classical Numismatic Group, Jan. 2014, 29 = Superior, 2 June 1998, 6204 = Superior, 14 Dec. 1987, 73 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | C. E. Pitchfork collection ; J. B. Parker Collection ; Dr. Feori Pipito collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hera Lakinia facing slightly right, wearing necklace and stephane decorated with palmette and flanked by griffins | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΡΟΤΩΝΙΑΤΑΣ (Greek) Young Herakles, nude, reclining left on lion skin draped over rock, holding cup. Against the rock, club. In left field, tripod. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Croton | Ancient regionAncient region. | 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. 400 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: 7.97.9 g <br />7,900 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian (Hoover) |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Noe 19571Noe 1957, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2166?, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1463 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasos flying to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | 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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 325 BCE | 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: | Ravel 19364Ravel 1936, Calciati 19905Calciati 1990 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ 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
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E (1936), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome I: de 650 à 415 J.-C., Basel.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..