1919 - Rhegium (tetradrachm lion/Iocastus) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Munich, Staatliche Münzsammlung - Noe 1957, pl. XII, l)
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|Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 2477.; HGC 1, n° 1633. | |Coin series reference=HN Italy, n° 2477.; HGC 1, n° 1633. | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2477-2478 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2477-2478 | ||
| + | |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 | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=480 BCE |
|Overstruck date to=450 BCE | |Overstruck date to=450 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |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 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
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Revision as of 16:30, 18 August 2023
450 BCE - 445 BCE | RECINON
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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.
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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: 15.9715.97 g <br />15,970 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: | 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: | |||
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.. 450 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: | strong |
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