17520 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 49) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 11)
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|Mint=Taras | |Mint=Taras | ||
|Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria) | |Ancient region=Magna Graecia (Calabria) | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=344 BCE |
|Date to=340 BCE | |Date to=340 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
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|Axis=3 | |Axis=3 | ||
|Denomination=nomos | |Denomination=nomos | ||
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|Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 18, n° 11 | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, p. 18, n° 11 | ||
− | |Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 49 n° 687 | + | |Coin series reference=Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 49 n° 687; MacDonald 2009, p. 18, n° 11 |
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr49 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr49 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying right. Below, Ϙ. Visible: Rear of Pegasus including rear legs, Ϙ. | |Overstruck obverse description=Pegasus flying right. Below, Ϙ. Visible: Rear of Pegasus including rear legs, Ϙ. | ||
− | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Before helmet, E Y or E Y MA. Behind, tripod. Visible: Outline of portion of helmet and back of neck, portion of tripod. |
|Overstruck mint=Corinth | |Overstruck mint=Corinth | ||
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus | ||
|Overstruck date from=360 BCE | |Overstruck date from=360 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=340 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck axis=5 | |Overstruck axis=5 | ||
− | |Overstruck denomination= | + | |Overstruck denomination=stater |
− | | | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Calciati 1990, n° 378; HGC 4, n° 1830-1840 |
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/corinth.calciati.1990.period_iv.period_1-17 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 23:41, 16 January 2024
344 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ
Images
Overstruck variety
Traces of the overstruck variety
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Corinth Aphrodite Pegasus right.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Naked youth on horse right, crowning horse. Below, K and club. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TAPAΣ (Greek) Dolphin rider left above wave pattern, right Head of Aphrodite right, hand outstretched, holding oinoche, left hand wearing Corinthian helmet. outstretched holding trident and shield. In field Before helmet, E Y or below dolphin, Ω |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Taras | Ancient regionAncient region. | Magna Graecia (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. 344 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 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: 7.857.85 g <br />7,850 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 18, n° 11 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 49 n° 687, MacDonald 20092MacDonald 2009, p. 18, n° 11 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pegasus flying right. Below, Ϙ. Visible: Rear of Pegasus including rear legs, Ϙ. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Before helmet, E Y or E Y MA. Behind, tripod. Visible: Outline of portion of helmet and back of neck, portion of tripod. |
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. 360 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
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AxisFrom 1 to 12 by analogy with the clock hours. ᵖ: | 5<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>"" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul> |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Calciati 19903Calciati 1990, n° 378, HGC 44HGC 4, n° 1830-1840 | ||
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: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (1999), Chronologie der Didrachmenprägung von Tarent, 510-280 v. Chr., Berlin, De Gruyter, xvii, 495 p., [84] pl.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ Calciati, Romolo (1990), Pegasi, Mortara, Edizioni I.P..
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.