2171 - Rhegium (AE Artemis/Lion) over Rhegium (Apollo/lion) (CNG 94, Sept. 2013, 68)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2171

260 BCE - 215 BCE | ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1413 - Rhegium over Rhegium.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

BnF Armand Valton 111.png [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group 94 (18/09/2013), lot 68 ; Classical Numismatic Group Stock 719050 (02/2000)
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	J. M. G. Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Artemis right, wearing diadem, bow and quiver over shoulder. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΡΗΓΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Lion walking right. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bruttium

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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.927.92 g <br />7,920 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 725-6, SNG Morcom2SNG Morcom, n° 478, HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2544, HGC 14HGC 1, n° 1684
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2544

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Apollo (visible on the obverse: profile and legend)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Rhegium

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Bruttium

Modern countryModern country: Italy

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. 351 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 2537 (?)
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn italy.2537-8

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on earlier issue of Rhegion, probably HN Italy 2537 (head of Apollo and ethnic are visible in the field on the obverse)"

References

^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1975), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 3. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 3 (Bruttium-Sicily I: Abacaenum-Eryx), New-York, pl. 38.
^ Price, Martin J. (1995), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. Great Britain. Vol. X : The John Morcom collection of Western Greek bronze coins, London - Oxford, Oxford University Press ; Spink and Son, 95 p., 38 pl.
a b Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
^ 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

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 |Date to=215 BCE
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 |Overstruck mint=Rhegium
-|Overstruck ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria)
+|Overstruck ancient region=Bruttium
 |Overstruck date from=351 BCE
 |Overstruck date to=280 BCE
 |Overstruck period=Classical
-|Coin series reference overstruck=HN Italy, n° 2537 ?
+|Coin series reference overstruck=HN Italy, n° 2537 (?)
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+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=strong
+|Remarks="overstruck on earlier issue of Rhegion, probably HN Italy 2537 (head of Apollo and ethnic are visible in the field on the obverse)"
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