19496 - Himera (drachm) (rooster/crab) over uncertain type (Vcoins, Nummiscorner, March 2023)
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|Image overstriking coin=2565_-_Himera_(rooster-crab).png | |Image overstriking coin=2565_-_Himera_(rooster-crab).png | ||
+ | |Sale=Vcoins, Nummiscorner, March 2023 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Rooster standing left | ||
+ | |Reverse legend=HΙΜΕΡΑΙΟΝ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Crab | ||
+ | |Mint=Himera | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
+ | |Date from=480 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=470 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Denomination=drachm | ||
+ | |Standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Westemarck 1999, n° 108-125 ; HGC 2, n° 440 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/himera.hoover_2012_2.440 | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 11:08, 19 July 2023
480 BCE - 470 BCE | HΙΜΕΡΑΙΟΝ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Vcoins, Nummiscorner, March 2023 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Rooster standing left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | HΙΜΕΡΑΙΟΝ (Greek) Crab |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Himera | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (Sicily) | 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.. 470 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachm | ||
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Westemarck 19991Westemarck 1999, n° 108-125, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 440 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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: |