2404 - Croton (nomos eagle/tripod) over Corinthian type (Pegasus/Athena) (CNG, EA 288, Oct. 2012, 67)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2404

350 BCE - 300 BCE | ΚΡΟ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1400 - Croton over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Corinth (head l.).jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 288, 10 Oct. 2012, 67

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Eagle standing left on olive branch, with wings displayed and head raised. Linear border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΡΟ (Greek) Tripod. In left field, Δ (?).

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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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: 7.787.78 g <br />7,780 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.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Achaian (Hoover)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2172., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1464 var.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn italy.2170-2176

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus flying to left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena to left, 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. 400 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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 19483Ravel 1948, Calciati 19904Calciati 1990

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	Overstruck on a Corinthian-type stater with Athena’s profile visible on the reverse.

References

^ 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. (1948), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome II: (de 414 à 300 J. C.), London, 310 p., 54 pls.
^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..

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 |Image overstriking coin=SO 1400 - Croton over uncertain mint.jpg
-|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group EA 288 (10/10/2012), lot 67
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=539696&AucID=960&Lot=67
+|Image overstruck variety=Corinth (head l.).jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2227435&AucID=5405&Lot=146
+|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 288, 10 Oct. 2012, 67
 |Obverse description=Eagle standing left on olive branch, with wings displayed and head raised. Linear border.
 |Reverse legend=ΚΡΟ
@@ Line 7: / Line 10: @@
 |Reverse description=Tripod. In left field, Δ (?).
 |Mint=Croton
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Bruttium)
+|Ancient region=Bruttium
 |Date from=350 BCE
 |Date to=300 BCE
@@ Line 17: / Line 20: @@
 |Denomination=stater (Rutter) ; tridrachm/nomos (Hoover)
 |Standard=Achaian (Hoover)
-|Coin series reference=SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, n° 360 var. (Δ to right of tripod; same obv. die as 363) ; HN Italy, n° 2172.; HGC 1, n° 1464 var.
+|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 2172.; HGC 1, n° 1464 var.
 |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/croton.hn_italy.2170-2176
-|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus.
+|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying to left
-|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena (visible on reverse: profile)
+|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet
+|Overstruck mint=Corinth
+|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus
+|Overstruck date from=400 BC
+|Overstruck date to=300 BCE
+|Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Ravel 1948; Calciati 1990
+|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
+|Level of confidence=sure
 |Remarks=Overstruck on a Corinthian-type stater with Athena’s profile visible on the reverse.
 }}