9780 - Velia (nomos Athena/lion) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 70, May 2020, 244)
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|Coin series reference=SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1301 (same dies); Williams 1992, 271 (O154/R211); HN Italy, n° 1284 | |Coin series reference=SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1301 (same dies); Williams 1992, 271 (O154/R211); HN Italy, n° 1284 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/velia.hn_italy.1283-1287 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/velia.hn_italy.1283-1287 |
Latest revision as of 21:25, 15 November 2023
340 BCE - 334 BCE | ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ in exergue
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Overstriking coin
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2301 - Velia (didrachm, 340-334 BCE) over uncertain mint (Roma Numismatics, 7 May 2020, 244).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, E-sale 70, 7 May 2020, 244 = Leu, 5, 27 Oct. 2019, 23 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Ex European collection, formed before 2005 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with griffin, dolphins swimming downwards to each side, Θ behind neck-guard | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΥΕΛΗΤΩΝ in exergue (Greek) Lion standing right, Θ between its legs |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Velia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Lucania | 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.. 334 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: 7.597.59 g <br />7,590 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos | 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).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG ANS 2 Lucania1SNG ANS 2 Lucania, n° 1301 (same dies), Williams 19922Williams 1992, 271 (O154/R211), HN Italy3HN Italy, n° 1284 | |
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: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | uncertain |
RemarksRemarks: | Not surely an overstrike (FdC) |
References
- ^ Troxell, Hyla S. (1972), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The collection of the American Numismatic Society. Part 2. Lucania, New York
- ^ Williams, Roderick T. (1992), The silver coinage of Velia, Royal Numismatic Society. Special publication. No. 25, London, xi, 152 p., 47 pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.