SO 222 - Carthage over Carthage
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| − | |Sale=Pecunem Auction EA 37 | + | |Image overstriking coin=Carthage_Tanit_horse_Pecunem_Auctions_345.jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=1276&lot=345 | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Carthage_undertype.png | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10310633n | ||
| + | |Sale=Pecunem Auction, EA 37, 01 Nov. 2015, n° 345. | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earrings and wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earrings and wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse description=Horse right. In background, palm tree. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Horse right. In background, palm tree. Border of dots. | ||
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|Ancient region=Zeugitana | |Ancient region=Zeugitana | ||
|Authority=Carthaginian Empire | |Authority=Carthaginian Empire | ||
| − | |Date from=264 | + | |Date from=264 BCE |
| − | |Date to=241 | + | |Date to=241 BCE |
| + | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
| + | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=12.47 | |Weight=12.47 | ||
|Denomination=2 shekels | |Denomination=2 shekels | ||
| − | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen | + | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 219; Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 44; Sear II, n° 6507. |
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tanit left. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Head of horse right. In field, Punic letters (visible on obverse). | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of horse right. In field, Punic letters (visible on obverse). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Carthage | |Overstruck mint=Carthage | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Zeugitana | |Overstruck ancient region=Zeugitana | ||
|Overstruck authority=Carthaginian Empire | |Overstruck authority=Carthaginian Empire | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 57 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/carthage.alexandropoulos.2007.57 | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:58, 15 May 2024
264 BCE - 241 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Pecunem Auction, EA 37, 01 Nov. 2015, n° 345. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left, wearing necklace, earrings and wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right. In background, palm tree. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Carthage | 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. 264 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 241 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 12.4712.47 g <br />12,470 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 2 shekels
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen North Africa1SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n° 219, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 44, Sear II3Sear II, n° 6507. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of horse right. In field, Punic letters (visible on obverse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
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: | Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 57 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1992), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, volume 8. Egypt, North Africa, Spain, Gaul. Sunrise Publ., Inc.
- a b 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.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
