2731 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (MacDonald coll., 37)
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=SO_163_-_Messana_(tetradrachm_biga-hare).jpg | ||
+ | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=163_Catana_quadriga-Apollo_(drawing).jpg | ||
|Obverse description=Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. In exergue, leaf. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. In exergue, leaf. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | |Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Hare springing right. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Hare springing right. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily) | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=450 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=446 BCE |
− | |Period= | + | |Period=Classical |
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=17.45 | |Weight=17.45 | ||
− | |Axis=4 | + | |Axis=4 |
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 53-54, n° 37 |
− | |Coin series reference=Caltabiano 1993, series VIII, | + | |Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VIII, n° 349-357 ; HGC 2, n° 782 |
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.349-357 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Quadriga right. Border of dots. (Visible: Central portion of horse's torso at angle across torso of mule). | |Overstruck obverse description=Quadriga right. Border of dots. (Visible: Central portion of horse's torso at angle across torso of mule). | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=KATANAIΩN | |Overstruck reverse legend=KATANAIΩN | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Apollo right. (Visible: Most of outline of head, ear, laurel wreath). | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Apollo right. (Visible: Most of outline of head, ear, laurel wreath). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Catana | |Overstruck mint=Catana |
Revision as of 17:14, 19 July 2023
450 BCE - 446 BCE | MEΣΣANION
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying right, crowning mules with wreath. In exergue, leaf. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Messana | 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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 446 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: 17.4517.45 g <br />17,450 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 53-54, n° 37 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931 , HGC 22 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Quadriga right. Border of dots. (Visible: Central portion of horse's torso at angle across torso of mule). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KATANAIΩN (Greek) Head of Apollo right. (Visible: Most of outline of head, ear, laurel wreath). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Catana | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm |
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: |
References
- ^ Caccamo Caltabiano, Maria (1993), La monetazione di Messana. Con le emissioni di Rhegion dell’eta della tirannide, AMUGS XIII, Berlin-New York, xviii, 383 p., 94 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.