21090 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Oxford, AM, 1839 - Garraffo 1984, pl. XVII, 13)
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|Image overstriking coin=Messana_over_Athens_Oxford.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Messana_over_Athens_Oxford.jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Messana on Athens - Classical Numismatic Group, 118, 13 Sept 2021, 63 overstruck variety.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1941318&AucID=4571&Lot=190 | ||
| + | |Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum - SNG, n° 1839 | ||
|Obverse description=Charrioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. In exergue, laurel leaf. | |Obverse description=Charrioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. In exergue, laurel leaf. | ||
|Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | |Reverse legend=MEΣΣANION | ||
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|Mint=Messana | |Mint=Messana | ||
|Ancient region=Sicily | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=460 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=456 BCE |
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin reference=Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p; Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13 | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p; Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13; Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VI, n° 296-307 ; HGC 2, n° 780 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.296-307 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=AΘE | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig with berry and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square | ||
|Overstruck mint=Athens | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
| − | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and | + | |Overstruck date from=480 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck date to=440 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.starr_1970.ii.tetradrachm | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:05, 18 August 2023
460 BCE - 456 BCE | MEΣΣANION
Images
Overstriking coin
Messana_over_Athens_Oxford.jpg
Overstruck variety
Messana on Athens - Classical Numismatic Group, 118, 13 Sept 2021, 63 overstruck variety.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum - SNG, n° 1839 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charrioteer driving biga of mules right, holding reins. Above, Nike flying left crowning the charioteer. In exergue, laurel leaf. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣANION (Greek) Hare springing right. Below, olive spray. |
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. 460 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 456 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: 16.6816.68 g <br />16,680 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p, Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kraay 19691Kraay 1969, p. 144, n° p, Garraffo 19842Garraffo 1984, p. 136, n° 7, pl. XVII, n° 13, Caccamo Caltabiano 19933Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, series VI, n° 296-307, HGC 24HGC 2, n° 780 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΘE (Greek) Owl standing right, head facing, olive sprig with berry and crescent moon behind, all within incuse square |
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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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: | |||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Kraay, Colin M. (1969), "Fifth century overstrikes at Rhegium and Messana", in La circolazione della moneta ateniese in Sicilia e in Magna Grecia : atti del I Convegno del Centro internazionale di studi numismatici, Napoli, 5-8 aprile 1967, Roma, p. 141-150, pl. 12.
- ^ Garraffo, Salvatore (1984), Le riconiazioni in Magna Grecia e in Sicilia. Emissioni argentee dal VI al IV secolo a.C., Catania.
- ^ 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.
