1919 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Munich, Staatliche Münzsammlung - Noe 1957, pl. XII, l)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1919

450 BCE - 445 BCE | RECINON

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	München, Staatliche Münzsammlung

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of lion facing. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

RECINON (Greek) Iokastos seating left, holding stick, within oliv wreath.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Calabria

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.. 445 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: 15.9715.97 g <br />15,970 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Noe 1957, p. 13-42, pl. V-XIV (group VIII, p. 35, pl. XII, l)., Kraay 1969, p. 141-150, pl. XII, n° 4	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	HN Italy1HN Italy, n° 2477., HGC 12HGC 1, n° 1633.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2477-2478

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:

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Attica

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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

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

^ 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

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 |Reverse description=Iokastos seating left, holding stick, within oliv wreath.
 |Mint=Rhegium
-|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria)
+|Ancient region=Calabria
 |Date from=450 BCE
 |Date to=445 BCE
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 |Overstruck mint=Athens
 |Overstruck ancient region=Attica
+|Overstruck date from=500 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=450 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
+|Overstruck standard=Attic
 }}