1884 - Atella (AE Jupiter/two soldiers) over Rome (Sol/crescent & two stars) (London, BM, Taylor Combe, p. 21, 3)
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− | |Museum collection=London, British Museum, | + | |Image overstruck variety=Rome_sol_stars.jpg |
− | |Obverse description= | + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2101341&AucID=5009&Lot=881 |
− | |Reverse description=Two soldiers swearing | + | |Museum collection=London, British Museum, Taylor Combe, p. 21.3. |
+ | |Obverse description=Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, two pellets | ||
+ | |Reverse legend=Oscan | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Two Italic soldiers presenting swords to each other and swearing over piglet; in l. field, two pellets. In exergue, legend in Oscan characters | ||
|Mint=Atella | |Mint=Atella | ||
− | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Campania |
|Authority=Roman Republic | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
+ | |Date from=216 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=211 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=11.56 | |Weight=11.56 | ||
− | |Axis=9 | + | |Axis=9 |
|Denomination=sextans | |Denomination=sextans | ||
− | + | |Coin reference=BMC Italy, p. 74, n° 4; Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a | |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin series reference=BMC Italy, p. 74, n° 4; Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a; HN Italy, n° 466 |
− | HN Italy | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/atella.hn_italy.466 |
− | |Coin series reference= | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Sol facing, wearing radiate crown. In left side, 1 pellet. | |Overstruck obverse description=Sol facing, wearing radiate crown. In left side, 1 pellet. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=ROMA | |Overstruck reverse legend=ROMA | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Latin | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Cresent and two stars. Amongst them, 1 pellet. | |Overstruck reverse description=Cresent and two stars. Amongst them, 1 pellet. | ||
− | |Overstruck denomination=uncia | + | |Overstruck mint=Rome |
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Latium | ||
+ | |Overstruck authority=Roman Republic | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=217 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=215 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=uncia | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Roman | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=RRC, n° 39/4 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-39.4 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 21:34, 22 November 2023
216 BCE - 211 BCE | Oscan
Images
Overstruck variety
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Rome_sol_stars.jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, Taylor Combe, p. 21.3. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Jupiter r., behind, two pellets | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Oscan Two Italic soldiers presenting swords to each other and swearing over piglet, in l. field, two pellets. In exergue, legend in Oscan characters |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Atella | Ancient regionAncient region. | Campania | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 211 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.5611.56 g <br />11,560 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | BMC Italy, p. 74, n° 4, Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Italy1BMC Italy, p. 74, n° 4, Hersh 19532Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 466 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sol facing, wearing radiate crown. In left side, 1 pellet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Cresent and two stars. Amongst them, 1 pellet. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 217 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | uncia ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Roman |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | RRC4RRC, n° 39/4 | ||
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 |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Poole, Reginald Stuart (1873), A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. Italy, London, 2 p. l., viii, 432 p.
- ^ Hersh, Charles A. (1953), "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6 (13), p. 33-68, pl. 4-5.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge