9777 - Velia (nomos Athena/lion) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 15, May 2020, 45)
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|Image overstriking coin=Velia Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, 45+.jpg | |Image overstriking coin=Velia Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, 45+.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1654601&AucID=3515&Lot=45 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1654601&AucID=3515&Lot=45 | ||
| − | |Sale=Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, 45 | + | |Sale=Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, lot 45 |
|Obverse description=Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; behind neck, dotted P. | |Obverse description=Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin; behind neck, dotted P. | ||
|Reverse legend=YEΛHTΩN | |Reverse legend=YEΛHTΩN | ||
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|Ancient region=Lucania | |Ancient region=Lucania | ||
|Date from=340 BCE | |Date from=340 BCE | ||
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=334 BCE |
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
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|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
|Axis=3 | |Axis=3 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=nomos |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1292 (same dies) ; Williams 1992, n° 264 (O152/R203) ; HN Italy, n° 1284. |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/velia.hn_italy.1283-1287 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
|Remarks="Overstruck, somewhat crystallised and with traces of corrosion" | |Remarks="Overstruck, somewhat crystallised and with traces of corrosion" | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 15 November 2023
340 BCE - 334 BCE | YEΛHTΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Velia Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, 45+.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, Obolos, 15, 24 May 2020, lot 45 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin, behind neck, dotted P. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | YEΛHTΩN (Greek) Lion walking to right, above, Φ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Velia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Lucania | 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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 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: 7.337.33 g <br />7,330 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 2 Lucania1SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1292 (same dies), Williams 19922Williams 1992, n° 264 (O152/R203), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1284. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck, somewhat crystallised and with traces of corrosion" | ||
References
- ^ Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
- ^ Williams, Roderick T. (1992), The silver coinage of Velia, Royal Numismatic Society. Special publication. No. 25, London, xi, 152 p., 47 pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
