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 overstriking coin=SO_163_-_Messana_(tetradrachm_biga-hare).jpg
 
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=163_Catana_quadriga-Apollo_(drawing).jpg
 
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=163_Catana_quadriga-Apollo_(drawing).jpg
|Image overstruck variety=Catana_quadriga-Apollo.jpeg
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|Image overstruck variety=Catane_(under_Messana).jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=846139&AucID=1591&Lot=33
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1941194&AucID=4571&Lot=66
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|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=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
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|Ancient region=Sicily
 
|Date from=450 BCE
 
|Date from=450 BCE
 
|Date to=446 BCE
 
|Date to=446 BCE
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|Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VIII, n° 349-357 ; HGC 2, n° 782
 
|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
 
|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).
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|Overstruck obverse description=Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga of horses right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands
 
|Overstruck reverse legend=KATANAIΩN
 
|Overstruck reverse legend=KATANAIΩN
 
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
 
|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
|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Sicily)
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|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
|Overstruck date from=450 BCE
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|Overstruck date from=445 BCE
|Overstruck date to=412 BCE
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|Overstruck date to=435 BCE
 
|Overstruck period=Classical
 
|Overstruck period=Classical
 
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
 
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
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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
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|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
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|Level of confidence=sure
 
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Latest revision as of 11:52, 5 August 2023

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2731


450 BCE - 446 BCE | MEΣΣANION

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_163_-_Messana_(tetradrachm_biga-hare).jpg
Overstruck variety
Catane_(under_Messana).jpg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
163_Catana_quadriga-Apollo_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org 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 Nomisma.org 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.: Charioteer, holding kentron in right hand and reins in both, driving slow quadriga of horses right, above, Nike flying right, crowning horses with wreath held in both hands 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. : Catana Ancient regionAncient region.  Sicily Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 445 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : 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

  1. ^  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.
  2. 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.
  3. ^ SNG ANS 3 Sicily