21061 - Messana (tetradrachm biga/hare) over Athens (Athena/owl) (NAC, 10, Apr. 1997, 118)
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| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=438 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=434 BCE |
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|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Attic | |Standard=Attic | ||
| − | |Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, | + | |Coin series reference=Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, Series X, n° 417 (D178/R170); HGC 2, n° 779-786 |
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.415-424 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.caltabiano_1993.415-424 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet ornamented with three laurel leaves and vine scroll | ||
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|Overstruck mint=Athens | |Overstruck mint=Athens | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Attica | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=480 BCE |
|Overstruck date to=440 BCE | |Overstruck date to=440 BCE | ||
| − | |Overstruck period= | + | |Overstruck period=Classical |
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |Overstruck standard=Attic | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.starr_1970.ii.tetradrachm | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/athens.starr_1970.ii.tetradrachm | ||
| − | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and | + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread |
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="Overstruck on an Athenian tetradrachm" | |Remarks="Overstruck on an Athenian tetradrachm" | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 18 August 2023
438 BCE - 434 BCE | MEΣΣENION
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | NAC, 10, 9 Apr. 1997, 118 = Triton, II, 1 Dec. 1998, 193 = Ira & Larry Goldberg, 117, 15 Sept. 2020, 2007. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Muleteer seated, driving a biga left (two-mule chariot) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MEΣΣENION (Greek) Hare running left |
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. 438 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 434 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: 17.2817.28 g <br />17,280 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: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Caccamo Caltabiano 19931Caccamo Caltabiano 1993, Series X, n° 417 (D178/R170), HGC 22HGC 2, n° 779-786 | |
| 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: | "Overstruck on an Athenian tetradrachm" | ||
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.
