17520 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 49) over Corinth (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 11)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 17520

355 BCE - 340 BCE | TAPAΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

2436 - Taras (AR nomos) over Corinth.jpg

Traces of the overstruck variety

2436 Corinth (drawing).jpg

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. 355 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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 />
		StandardStandard.: Italic-Tarentine

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Fischer-Bossert 19991Fischer-Bossert 1999, Group 49 n° 687
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/taras.bossert.1999.gr49

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 Aphrodite 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..

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:	didrachm	StandardStandard. ᵖ:	Attic
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:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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