19424 - Gela (tetradrachm) (quadriga/man-headed bull) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 484, Jan. 2021, 58)
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+ | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 484, 27 Jan. 2021, 58 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Charioteer driving a biga (two-horse chariot) | ||
+ | |Reverse legend=CEΛΑΣ | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Forepart of a man-faced bull | ||
+ | |Mint=Gela | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Sicily | ||
+ | |Date from=490 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=475 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Weight=16.80 | ||
+ | |Diameter=26 | ||
+ | |Axis=10 | ||
+ | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Standard=Attic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Jenkins 1970, Group II, n° 104-186 ; SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 22-39 ; HGC 2, n° 338 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gela.jenkins_1970.104-186 | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on uncertain type" | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 2 August 2023
490 BCE - 475 BCE | CEΛΑΣ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 484, 27 Jan. 2021, 58 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Charioteer driving a biga (two-horse chariot) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | CEΛΑΣ (Greek) Forepart of a man-faced bull |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gela | 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. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 475 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8016.8 g <br />16,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Jenkins 19701Jenkins 1970, Group II, n° 104-186, SNG ANS 4 Sicily2SNG ANS 4 Sicily, n° 22-39, HGC 23HGC 2, n° 338 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on uncertain type" |
References
- ^ Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth (1970), The Coinage of Gela, AMUGS II, 2 vol., Berlin
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum ANS 4. The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. Sicily 2 (Galaria - Styella), New York, 1977, 25 pl.
- ^ 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.