2348 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 40) over Dyrrachium (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 4)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1339 - Taras over Dyrrhachium.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1339 - Taras over Dyrrhachium.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1339 Dyrrhachium (drawing).jpg | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=1339 Dyrrhachium (drawing).jpg | ||
| − | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection | + | |Image overstruck variety=Dyrrhachium.jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1667592&AucID=3546&Lot=51 | ||
| + | |Private collection=David MacDonald collection, n° 4 | ||
|Obverse description=Horseman cantering right, arm hanging at side. Below horse, Δ. | |Obverse description=Horseman cantering right, arm hanging at side. Below horse, Δ. | ||
|Reverse legend=TAPAΣ | |Reverse legend=TAPAΣ | ||
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|Reverse description=Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended arm. | |Reverse description=Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended arm. | ||
|Mint=Taras | |Mint=Taras | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Calabria |
|Date from=380 BCE | |Date from=380 BCE | ||
|Date to=355 BCE | |Date to=355 BCE | ||
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|Weight=7.71 | |Weight=7.71 | ||
|Axis=2 | |Axis=2 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=nomos |
| − | |Standard= | + | |Standard=Achaian |
|Coin reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 612 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 8, n° 4 | |Coin reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 612 ; MacDonald 2009, p. 8, n° 4 | ||
| − | |Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 40, n° 612 (V240/R468). ; HGC 1, n° | + | |Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 40, n° 612 (V240/R468) ; MacDonald 2009, p. 8, n° 4; HN Italy 880; HGC 1, n° 777 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr32-42 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse legend=ΔΥΡΡΑΧΙΝΩΝ | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying left. Below, Δ (visible: rear legs, portion of wing, other slight traces). | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying left. Below, Δ (visible: rear legs, portion of wing, other slight traces). | ||
| − | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet. Behind, club (visible: outline of Athena's head. Before Δ. Behind head, small portion of club). | |
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| − | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of | ||
|Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium | |Overstruck mint=Dyrrhachium | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum | |Overstruck ancient region=Illyricum | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=435 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck date to=433 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=Stater | |Overstruck denomination=Stater | ||
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1990, vol. 2, p. 357-369 | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1990, vol. 2, p. 357-369; HGC 3, 28 |
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/dyrrhachium.meta_2015.serie_i_periode_2 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
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Revision as of 09:47, 28 August 2023
380 BCE - 355 BCE | TAPAΣ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1339 - Taras over Dyrrhachium.jpg
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
Dyrrhachium.jpg [1]
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1339 Dyrrhachium (drawing).jpg
Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection, n° 4 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Horseman cantering right, arm hanging at side. Below horse, Δ. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TAPAΣ (Greek) Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated sideways on dolphin left, holding kantharos in extended arm. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | 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. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 355 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: 7.717.71 g <br />7,710 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Achaian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 612, MacDonald 2009, p. 8, n° 4 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, group 40, n° 612 (V240/R468), MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 8, n° 4, HN Italy 8803HN Italy 880, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 777 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΔΥΡΡΑΧΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Pegasus flying left. Below, Δ (visible: rear legs, portion of wing, other slight traces). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet. Behind, club (visible: outline of Athena's head. Before Δ. Behind head, small portion of club). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Dyrrhachium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Illyricum | Modern countryModern country: Albania | 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. 435 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 433 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: | Stater |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19905Calciati 1990, vol. 2, p. 357-369, HGC 36HGC 3, 28 | ||
| 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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ HN Italy 880
- ^ 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
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
- ^ HGC 3
