2090 - Locri Epizephyrii (nomos Zeus/eagle) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Roma Numismatics, EA 21, Oct. 2015, 51)

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|Sale=Roman Numismatics, EA 21 (31/10/2015), no. 51 ; Pegasi Numismatics on Vcoins, (24/04/2018)
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|Image overstriking coin=SO 1406 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.png
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=821883&AucID=1547&Lot=51
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|Image overstruck variety=Corinth (head l.).jpg
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|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 21, 31 Oct. 2015) 51 = Pegasi Numismatics on Vcoins, 24 Apr. 2018
 
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt or monogram.
 
|Obverse description=Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt or monogram.
 
|Reverse legend=ΛΟΚΡΩΝ
 
|Reverse legend=ΛΟΚΡΩΝ
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|Reverse legend language=Greek
 
|Reverse description=Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Border of dots.
 
|Reverse description=Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Border of dots.
 
|Mint=Locri Epizephyrii
 
|Mint=Locri Epizephyrii
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Bruttium)
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|Ancient region=Bruttium
|Date from=400
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|Date from=399 BCE
|Date to=350
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|Date to=300 BCE
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|Period=Classical
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|Metal=Silver
 
|Weight=7.52
 
|Weight=7.52
 
|Diameter=20
 
|Diameter=20
|Axis=4 h
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|Axis=4
|Denomination=didrachm / nomos
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|Denomination=nomos
 
|Standard=Achaian
 
|Standard=Achaian
|Coin series reference=SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, no. 519.;N. K. Rutter et alii (eds.), Historia Numorum Italy, London, 2001, no. 2319-2328.;O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC. - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1, Lancaster-London, 2018, no. 1565
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|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, 519; HN Italy, 2319-2328; HGC 1, n) 1565
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|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locri_epizephyrii.hn_italy.2319-2323
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus.
 
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus.
 
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena (visible on reverse: AP monogramm)
 
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena (visible on reverse: AP monogramm)
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|Overstruck mint=Corinth
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|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus
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|Overstruck date from=410 BCE
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|Overstruck date to=350 BCE
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|Overstruck period=Classical
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|Overstruck denomination=stater
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|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1990
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|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period iv.period 1-17
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|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated
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|Level of confidence=sure
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|Remarks=Not much of host coin visible, but note AN monogram on eagle's rear end.  The host coin was apparently a Corinthian-type stater and perhaps identifiable to issue
 
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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2090


399 BCE - 300 BCE | ΛΟΚΡΩΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1406 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.png [1]
Overstruck variety
Corinth (head l.).jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 21, 31 Oct. 2015) 51 = Pegasi Numismatics on Vcoins, 24 Apr. 2018

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. In left field, thunderbolt or monogram. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛΟΚΡΩΝ (Greek) Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Locri Epizephyrii 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. 399 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.527.52 g <br />7,520 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.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Achaian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily1SNG ANS 3 Bruttium-Sicily, n° 519, HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2319-2328, HGC 13HGC 1, n) 1565
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Pegasus. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of Athena (visible on reverse: AP monogramm)
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Corinth Ancient regionAncient region.  Peloponnesus Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Calciati 19904Calciati 1990
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: sure
RemarksRemarks: Not much of host coin visible, but note AN monogram on eagle's rear end.  The host coin was apparently a Corinthian-type stater and perhaps identifiable to issue

References

  1. ^  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.
  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. ^  Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..