2459 - Side (double siglos pomegrenate/Athena) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (ram/laurel branch) (CNG, 93, May 2013, 438)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2459


430 BCE - 400 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1787_-_Side.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Cyprus uncertain Laurel.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, 93, 22 May 2013, 438

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Pomegrenate. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet. Il right field, oliv branch. All within incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Side Ancient regionAncient region. Pamphylia 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: Persian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 9.869.86 g <br />9,860 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Persian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Callataÿ 2018b, p. 140, n° 15 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia1SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 369, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4765, Atlan 19673Atlan 1967, IV.34-44, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 628, Callataÿ 2018b5Callataÿ 2018b, p. 140, n° 15
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Ram walking left upon which an ankh symbol is superimposed ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Laurel branch with three fruits, all within incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Cyprus (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.  Cyprus Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : double siglos Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Persian
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Zapiti - Michaelidou 20086Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, 2
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on uncertain type"

References

  1. ^  Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
  2. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
  3. ^  Atlan, Sabahat (1967), Untersuchungen über die sidetischen Münzen des V. und IV. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Ankara, 181 p., 12 pl.
  4. ^  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.
  5. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2018), “Overstrikes on Pamphylian and Cilician silver sigloi (5th-4th c. BC)”, in O. Tekin (ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Congress of the Anatolian Monetary History and Numismatics in the Mediterranean World, 5-8 January 2017 Antalya, Antalya, 2018, p. 131-150.
  6. ^  Zapiti, Eleni - Michaelidou, Lefki (2008), Coins of Cyprus : from the collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 329 p.