SO 246 - Uncertain mint over Carthage
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241 - 238ΛΙΒΥΩΝ | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ
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Location/history
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΙΒΥΩΝ Bull charging right. Above, 'M'(Punic letter). Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Uncertain mint | Ancient regionAncient region. | Modern countryModern country: unknown | 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. 241 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 238 | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.217.21 g <br />7,210 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: 2 shekels 
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | E. S. G. Robinson, "A Hoard of Coins of the Libyans", The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Royal Numismatic Society, vol. 13, 43 (1953), p. 27-32, no. 12. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | J. Alexandropoulos1J. Alexandropoulos, Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique. 400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C., Toulouse, 2007, no. 52 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left (visible on obverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right, head left. Beneath horse's belly, Punic letter. Between hindlegs, triangle of dots (visible on reverse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | 2 shekels
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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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References
- ^ J. Alexandropoulos
