1899 - Locri Epizephyrii (nomos Zeus/eagle) over Corinthian type (Künker, 104, Sept. 2005, 64)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1899

400 BCE - 300 BCEΛΟΚΡΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1401 - Locri Epizephyrii over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Triton 15 (03/01/2012), lot 1037 ; Classical Numismatic Group 100 (07/10/2015), lot 1257 ; Künker 104 (27/09/2005), lot 64

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΛΟΚΡΩΝ (Greek) Head of Zeus left, wearing laurel wreath

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Eagle flying left, dead hare in talons. Lower lef, thunderbolt. In right field, monogram (AP).

Mint and issuing power

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

Locri Epizephyrii

Ancient regionAncient region.

Magna Graecia (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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.667.66 g <br />7,660 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater / didrachm	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/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum1SNG ANS/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, USA, The Collection of the American Numismatic Society (9 vols.), New York, 1969-1998, n° 525., HN Italy2HN Italy, n° 2319-2328., HGC 13HGC 1, n° 1565
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/locri epizephyrii.hn italy.2319-2323

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Pegasus?

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena?

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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