1810 - Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) (AE Mercury/prow) over Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) (Tanit/bull) (Paris, BnF, REP-4121)
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|Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Hersh_17d_OV.png | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Hersh_17d_OV.png | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42662949?seq=6 | |Image reference overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42662949?seq=6 | ||
− | |Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, REP-4121 | + | |Image overstruck variety=Ref tanit bull2.png |
− | |Private collection=D'Ailly collection | + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b10310654x |
+ | |Museum collection=Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, REP-4121 | ||
+ | |Private collection=D'Ailly collection, 3466 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ROMA | |Reverse legend=ROMA | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Latin | ||
|Reverse description=Prow of galley right. In right field, mongram' MA'. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value). | |Reverse description=Prow of galley right. In right field, mongram' MA'. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value). | ||
− | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) |
|Ancient region=Sardinia | |Ancient region=Sardinia | ||
− | |Authority=Roman Republic; P. Manlius Vulso (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 210 | + | |Authority=Roman Republic; P. Manlius Vulso (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 210 BCE) |
− | |Date from=210 | + | |Date from=210 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=210 BCE |
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Bronze | ||
|Weight=3.6 | |Weight=3.6 | ||
|Diameter=19.7 | |Diameter=19.7 | ||
− | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
− | |Denomination=sextans | + | |Denomination=sextans |
− | | | + | |Coin reference=Hersh 1953, n°17d |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Sydenham 1952, n°160c var; RRC, n°64/6b |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-64.6 |
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tanit left. | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Tanit left. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Bull walking right. Above, star. | |Overstruck reverse description=Bull walking right. Above, star. | ||
− | |Overstruck mint= | + | |Overstruck mint=Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) |
|Overstruck ancient region=Sardinia | |Overstruck ancient region=Sardinia | ||
|Overstruck authority=Carthaginian Empire | |Overstruck authority=Carthaginian Empire | ||
− | |Coin series reference overstruck=Müller, | + | |Overstruck date from=216 BCE |
+ | |Overstruck date to=201 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Müller 1860-1874, vol.2, p.146, n°8; RRC, Table XVIII, n°49(i); Jenkins - Lewis 1963, n°387-8 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/sardo_punic.sng_copenhagen.387-8 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on Sardo-Punic (Tanit l./bull r. ; above, large star)" | ||
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210 BCE - 210 BCE | ROMA
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, REP-4121 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D'Ailly collection, 3466 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Mercury right, wearing winged petasos. Above, 2 pellets (mark of value). Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Prow of galley right. In right field, mongram' MA'. Below, 2 pellets (mark of value). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sardinia (uncertain Roman mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Sardinia | 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: | Roman Republic, P. Manlius Vulso (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 210 BCE) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 210 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.63.6 g <br />3,600 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sextans ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 19.719.7 mm <br />1.97 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Hersh 1953, n°17d | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°160c var, RRC2RRC, n°64/6b |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull walking right. Above, star. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sardinia (uncertain Punic mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Sardinia | Modern countryModern country: Italy | 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. 216 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 201 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Müller 1860-18743Müller 1860-1874, vol.2, p.146, n°8, RRC2RRC, Table XVIII, n°49(i), Jenkins - Lewis 19634Jenkins - Lewis 1963, n°387-8 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Sardo-Punic (Tanit l./bull r. ; above, large star)" |
References
- ^ Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
- a b Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge
- ^ Müller, Ludvig (1860-1874), Numismatique de l'ancienne Afrique, 3 vol., Copenhagen, Impr. de B. Luno
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth - Lewis, Richard Boyes (1963), Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, RNS 2, London, 140 p., 38 pl.