2275 - Agrigentum (AE eagle/crab) over Solus (Heracles/shrimp) (Calciati 1996)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Agrigentum_1592_Calciati_1996.jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Solous_shrimp.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2155221&AucID=5184&Lot=46 | ||
|Obverse legend=ΑΚΡΑ | |Obverse legend=ΑΚΡΑ | ||
| + | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Eagle standing right, spread wings, tearing at hare in talons. | |Obverse description=Eagle standing right, spread wings, tearing at hare in talons. | ||
|Reverse description=Crab. Below, 2 dots (value mark). Below, shrimp. | |Reverse description=Crab. Below, 2 dots (value mark). Below, shrimp. | ||
|Mint=Agrigentum | |Mint=Agrigentum | ||
| − | |Ancient region= | + | |Ancient region=Sicily |
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=415 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=406 BCE |
| − | |Weight=7 | + | |Period=Classical |
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
| + | |Weight=7.1 | ||
|Diameter=22 | |Diameter=22 | ||
| − | |Axis= | + | |Axis=6 |
|Denomination=hexantes | |Denomination=hexantes | ||
|Standard=litra | |Standard=litra | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Calciati 1996 |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, n° 54; HGC 2, n° 140 var. (tetrantes) |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/agrigentum.sng_ans_3.824 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Herakles right. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Shrimp and 6 dots. | |Overstruck reverse description=Shrimp and 6 dots. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Solus | |Overstruck mint=Solus | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Sicily |
| + | |Overstruck date from=415 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=406 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=hemilitron | |Overstruck denomination=hemilitron | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1987, n° 6; HGC 2, n° 1248 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/solus.puglisi_2009.288 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:25, 23 April 2024
415 BCE - 406 BCEΑΚΡΑ
Images
Overstriking coin
Agrigentum_1592_Calciati_1996.jpg
Overstruck variety
Solous_shrimp.jpg [1]
Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΑΚΡΑ (Greek) Eagle standing right, spread wings, tearing at hare in talons. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Crab. Below, 2 dots (value mark). Below, shrimp. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Agrigentum | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sicily | 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. 415 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 406 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.17.1 g <br />7,100 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hexantes | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: litra | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Calciati 1996 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, n° 54, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 140 var. (tetrantes) |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Shrimp and 6 dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Solus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sicily | 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. 415 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 406 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | hemilitron |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, n° 6, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 1248 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- a b Calciati, Romolo (1987), Corpus nummorum siculorum. La monetazione di bronzo/The bronze coinage, vol. 3, Milan, Edizioni G. M.
- a b Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 2. Handbook of the Coins of Sicily (Including Lipara). Civic, Royal, Siculo-Punic, and Romano-Sicilian Issues. Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, 489 p.
