3419 - Zeugitana (uncertain mint) (shekel Tanit/horse) over uncertain mint (CNG, 96, May 2014, 18)
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|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=666768&AucID=1222&Lot=18 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=666768&AucID=1222&Lot=18 | ||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 96, 14 May 2014, 18 | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 96, 14 May 2014, 18 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earring and wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earring and wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse description=Horse right. Below, 3 pellets and 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Horse right. Below, 3 pellets and 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots. | ||
− | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Zeugitana (uncertain mint) |
|Ancient region=Zeugitana | |Ancient region=Zeugitana | ||
|Authority=Carthaginian Empire | |Authority=Carthaginian Empire | ||
− | |Date from=241 | + | |Date from=241 BCE |
− | |Date to=238 | + | |Date to=238 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=7.45 | |Weight=7.45 | ||
|Diameter=21 | |Diameter=21 | ||
− | |Axis=1 | + | |Axis=1 |
|Denomination=Shekel | |Denomination=Shekel | ||
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Standard=Punic |
+ | |Coin series reference=Carradice - La Niece 1988; Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 50 (variety b) | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on uncertain type" | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 24 April 2024
241 BCE - 238 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Lybian_Revolt_CNG,_96,_14_May_2014,_18.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 96, 14 May 2014, 18 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earring and wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right. Below, 3 pellets and 'M' (Punic letter). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Zeugitana (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.457.45 g <br />7,450 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Shekel | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Punic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Carradice - La Niece 19881Carradice - La Niece 1988, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 50 (variety b) |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on uncertain type" |
References
- ^ Carradice, Ian A. - La Niece, Susan (1988), "The Libyan War and Coinage: a New Hoard and the Evidence of Metal Analysis," Numismatic Chronicle, 148, p. 33-52, 6 pl.
- ^ Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.