2175 - Ameselon (AE Athena/tripod) over Morgantina (Athena/lion) (Savoca, EA 24, July 2018, 21)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2175

340 BCE - 330 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Ameselon_1604_Savoca+.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Morgantina Athena Lion.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Savoca, EA 24, 29 July 2018, 21

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Tripod.

Mint and issuing power

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

Ameselon

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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 18.7518.75 g <br />18,750 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: dilitron
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 333-334, n° 1 OS-3OS, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 224
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/ameselon.puglisi 2009.63

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΜΟΡΓΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ (Greek) Helmeted head of Athena r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Lion r., devouring head of stag, monogram in exergue

Mint and issuing power

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

Morgantina

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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 317 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

dilitron

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Calciati 19871Calciati 1987, p. 243, n° 1, SNG ANS 4 Sicily3SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 466-467, HGC 22HGC 2, n° 904
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/morgantina.puglisi 2009.216

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck"

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.
^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.

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+|Image overstruck variety=Morgantina Athena Lion.jpg
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 |Sale=Savoca, EA 24, 29 July 2018, 21
 |Obverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet.
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 |Date from=340 BCE
 |Date to=330 BCE
-|Period=classical
+|Period=Classical
 |Metal=Bronze
 |Weight=18.75
 |Diameter=27
+|Denomination=dilitron
 |Coin series reference=Calciati 1987, p. 333-334, n° 1 OS-3OS; HGC 2, n° 224
 |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/ameselon.puglisi_2009.63
+|Overstruck obverse legend=ΜΟΡΓΑΝΤΙΝΩΝ
+|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek
+|Overstruck obverse description=Helmeted head of Athena r.
+|Overstruck reverse description=Lion r., devouring head of stag; monogram in exergue
+|Overstruck mint=Morgantina
+|Overstruck ancient region=Sicily
+|Overstruck date from=344 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=317 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=dilitron
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1987, p. 243, n° 1; SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 466-467; HGC 2, n° 904
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/morgantina.puglisi_2009.216
 |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
 |Remarks="overstruck"
 }}