1836 - Taras (nomos Taras/seated oikist) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (Oxford, AM, 223)
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|Mint=Taras | |Mint=Taras | ||
|Ancient region=Calabria | |Ancient region=Calabria | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=449 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=440 BCE |
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=7.96 | |Weight=7.96 |
Latest revision as of 22:51, 2 January 2024
449 BCE - 440 BCE | TARAΣ
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, n° 223 | Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen & Medaillen, XIII, 983 |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Robinson coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male character (Taras or Phalanthos), nude, seated on dolphin to left, arms outrechts. Above, ?. Below, shell. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TARAΣ (Greek) Oecist seated left, drapery on legs, holding distaff with right hand and his seat with left hand. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | Ancient regionAncient region. | Calabria | 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. 449 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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: 7.967.96 g <br />7,960 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.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Achaian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Ravel 1947, n° T237, Noe 1957, group VII, p. 32, pl. XI, e, SNG Ashmolean 1A Etruria-Lucania, n° 223 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Ravel 19471Ravel 1947, n° T237, Noe 19572Noe 1957, group VII, p. 32, pl. XI, e, SNG Ashmolean 1A Etruria-Lucania3SNG Ashmolean 1A Etruria-Lucania, n° 223, Fischer-Bossert 19994Fischer-Bossert 1999, n° 269, HN Italy5HN Italy, n° 843-846, HGC 16HGC 1, n° 757-759 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena, wearing helmet |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Corinth | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 510 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Ravel 19367Ravel 1936, Calciati 19908Calciati 1990 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on stater of Corinth" |
References
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E. (1990), Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Tarentine coins formed by M. P. Vlasto, London, Spink
- ^ Noe, Sydney P. (1957), "Overstrikes in Magna Graecia", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes 7, p. 13-42, pl. 5-14.
- ^ Kraay, Colin M. (1962), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Great Britain V, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Part 1A: Italy: Etruria - Lucania (Thurium), London.
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Rutter N. Keith et alii (eds.) (2001), Historia Numorum Italy, London, xvi, 223 p., 43 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
- ^ Ravel, Oscar E (1936), Les "Poulains" de Corinthe : monographie des statères corinthiens. Tome I: de 650 à 415 J.-C., Basel.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..