2731 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Catana (biga/Apollo) (MacDonald coll., 37)
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|Image overstruck variety=Catana_quadriga-Apollo.jpeg | |Image overstruck variety=Catana_quadriga-Apollo.jpeg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=846139&AucID=1591&Lot=33 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=846139&AucID=1591&Lot=33 | ||
| + | |Private collection=MacDonald coll., n° 37 | ||
|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 | ||
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|Reverse description=Hare springing right. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Hare springing right. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
|Date from=450 BCE | |Date from=450 BCE | ||
|Date to=446 BCE | |Date to=446 BCE | ||
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|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 | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
|Overstruck date from=450 BCE | |Overstruck date from=450 BCE | ||
|Overstruck date to=412 BCE | |Overstruck date to=412 BCE | ||
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|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1240-52, 1254 ; HGC 2, n° 566-9, 571 | |Coin series reference overstruck=SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1240-52, 1254 ; HGC 2, n° 566-9, 571 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1240-1246 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1247-1251 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1252-1255 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1240-1246 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1247-1251 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/catana.sng_ans_3.1252-1255 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
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Revision as of 11:48, 5 August 2023
450 BCE - 446 BCE | MEΣΣANION
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_163_-_Messana_(tetradrachm_biga-hare).jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Catana_quadriga-Apollo.jpeg [1]
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163_Catana_quadriga-Apollo_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald coll., n° 37 |
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. | 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.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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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
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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 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VIII, n° 349-357, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 782 |
| 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 | 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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 412 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG ANS 3 Sicily3SNG ANS 3 Sicily, n° 1240-52, 1254, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 566-9, 571 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| 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.
- a b 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.
- ^ SNG ANS 3 Sicily
