SO 251 - Carthage over Rome
From SILVER
220 BCE - 205 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Villaronga_1a_2.jpg
Overstruck variety
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate bearded male head l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | African elephant right. Below, Punic letter A. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Carthage (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 220 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 205 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.033.03 g <br />3,030 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 1/2 shekel
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Villaronga 1976, p. 15, Hersch 1987, p.85-95, pl.7, n°1. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Burnett 19831Burnett 1983, n°123, CMRR2CMRR, p.336, E, e (a), SNG Copenhagen North Africa3SNG Copenhagen North Africa, n°382-383 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Roma right, wearing winged helmet. Behind, X (mark of value). Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ROMA (Latin) Dioscuri riding right in circular border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rome | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Latium | Modern countryModern country: Italy | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 211 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 210 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | denarius
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | RRC4RRC, n°44/5, Sydenham 19525Sydenham 1952, n°140. | ||
| 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 an early Roman denarius" | ||
