SO 1062 - Rome over Rome

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1979


69 BCE - 69 BCE | M PLAETORI CEST EX SC

Images
Overstriking coin
Hersh_3a.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Ref_352_1b.jpg [2]
Traces of the overstruck variety
Hersh_OV_3b.jpg [3]
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Hersh collection ; L. A. Lawrence collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Male head right. Behind, mallet. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: M PLAETORI CEST EX SC (Latin) Winged caduceus. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rome Ancient regionAncient region. Latium 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: Roman Republic, M. Plaetorius Cestianus (Roman Republican Moneyer, c. 69 BCE, 67 BCE)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 69 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 69 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.953.95 g <br />3,950 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius Nomisma.org
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Hersh 1987, pl.7, n°3. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°807, RRC2RRC, n°405/5.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Male head right. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: L IVLI BVRSIO (Latin) Victory driving quadriga right, holding reins in left hand and wreath in right hand. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Rome Ancient regionAncient region.  Latium Modern countryModern country: Italy AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : L. Iulius Bursio (Roman Republican moneyer, c. 85 BC), Roman Republic
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : denarius Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Sydenham 19521Sydenham 1952, n°728, RRC2RRC, n°352/1
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:

References

  1. a b  Sydenham, Edward Allen (1952), The Coinage of the Roman Republic, London, Spink & Son Ltd., lxix, 343 p., 30 pl.
  2. a b  Crawford, Michael H. (1974), Roman Republican Coinage, Cambridge