1884 - Atella (AE Jupiter/two soldiers) over Rome (Sol/crescent & two stars) (London, BM, Taylor Combe, p. 21, 3)

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{{Overstrike
|Museum collection=London, British Museum, TC,p21.3.Ace
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|Image overstriking coin=Atella_London.jpg
|Obverse description=Head of Jupiter right, wearing laurel wreath. In left side, 2 pellets.
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|Image overstruck variety=Rome_sol_stars.jpg
|Reverse description=Two soldiers swearing a vow over a pig. In left side, 2 pellets.
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2101341&AucID=5009&Lot=881
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|Museum collection=London, British Museum, Taylor Combe, p. 21.3.
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|Obverse description=Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, two pellets
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|Reverse legend=Oscan
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|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=Magna Graecia (Campania)
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|Ancient region=Campania
 
|Authority=Roman Republic
 
|Authority=Roman Republic
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|Date from=216 BCE
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|Date to=211 BCE
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|Period=Hellenistic
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|Metal=Bronze
 
|Weight=11.56
 
|Weight=11.56
|Axis=9 h
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|Axis=9
 
|Denomination=sextans
 
|Denomination=sextans
|Standard=triental
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|Coin reference=BMC Italy, p. 74, n° 4; Hersh 1953, pl. 5, 34a
|Coin reference=Ch. A. Hersh, "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6/13 (1953), p. 33-68, pl. 5, no. 34a. ; BMC Greek (Italy) / A catalogue of Greek coins: Italy, p. 74, no. 4 ; Taylor Combe 1814 / Veterum Populorum et Regum Numi qui in Museo Britannico Adversantur (The Coins of Ancient Peoples and Kings Preserved in the British Museum)
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|Coin series reference=Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a; HN Italy, n° 466; HGC 1, n° 364
HN Italy / Historia Numorum : Italy (466)
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/atella.hn_italy.466
|Coin series reference=M. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, 2 Vols, Cambridge, 1974,
 
 
|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
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|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 (semi-libral)
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|Overstruck mint=Rome
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|Overstruck ancient region=Latium
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|Overstruck authority=Roman Republic
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|Overstruck date from=217 BCE
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|Overstruck date to=215 BCE
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|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
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|Overstruck denomination=uncia
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|Overstruck standard=Roman
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|Coin series reference overstruck=RRC, n° 39/4
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|Coin series web reference overstruck=http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-39.4
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|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
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|Level of confidence=strong
 
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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1884


216 BCE - 211 BCE | Oscan

Images
Overstriking coin
Atella_London.jpg
Overstruck variety
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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org 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 Nomisma.org 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: Hersh 19531Hersh 1953, pl. 5, n° 34a, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 466, HGC 13HGC 1, n° 364
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. : Rome Ancient regionAncient region.  Latium Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : uncia Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Roman
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : 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

  1. ^  Hersh, Charles A. (1953), "Overstrikes as evidence for the history of Roman Republican coinage", Numismatic Chronicle 6 (13), p. 33-68, pl. 4-5.
  2. ^  Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
  3. ^  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
  4. ^  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge