2931 - Etenna (AE nymph/knife) over Perge (sphinx/Artemis) (MacDonald coll., 133)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2931


100 BCE - 30 BCE | ΕΤ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1778_-_Etenna_(AE_nymph-knife).jpg
Overstruck variety
Perge_sphinx-Athena.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
1778_Perge_sphinx-Artemis_(drawing).jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : David MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Nymph facing, with serpent wrapped around her. Behind, overturned oinochoe. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΕΤ (Greek) Sickle-shaped knife.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Etenna Ancient regionAncient region. Pisidia Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.283.28 g <br />3,280 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2009, p. 178, n° 133. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Copenhagen Pisidia1SNG Copenhagen Pisidia, n° 146, SNG von Aulock Pisidien2SNG von Aulock Pisidien, n° 5018, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 1538-1540
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Sphinx seated right, wearing polos (visible on obverse: tail and rump). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΝΑΝΑΨΑΣ ΠΕΡΓΑΣ (Greek) Artemis standing left, holding long scepter and wreath (visible on reverse: head, arm, and leg of Artemis, long scepter, letters).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Perge Ancient regionAncient region.  Pamphylia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia4SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 310-311, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien5SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4649-4650, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 355-368, Colin 19966Colin 1996, n° 2-2.7, p. 50-57, pl. 27-34
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. ^  Breitenstein, Niels (1956), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 32, Pisidia.
  2. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pisidien - Lykaonien - Isaurien. 12 Heft (n° 4894-5412), Berlin, 1964.
  3. a b  Levante, Edoardo [with the collaboration of Peter Weiss] (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 3, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Pamphylie, Pisidie, Lyaconie, Galatie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XXXIV + 293 p. and 146 pl.
  4. ^  Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
  5. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
  6. ^  Colin, Hans J. (1996), Die Münzen von Perge in Pamphylien aus hellenistischer Zeit, Köln, Kölner Münzkabinett Tyll Kroha, 101 p., 50 pl.