2003 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain type (Numismatica Genevensis, 4, Dec. 2006, 87)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2003


331 BCE - 270 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1495_-_Gortyna_(didrachm).jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Numismatica Genevensis, 4, 11 December 2006, 87

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Bull right, head reverted. Below, dolphin right. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Gortyn Ancient regionAncient region. Crete Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 331 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 11.5511.55 g <br />11,550 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Le Rider 19661Le Rider 1966, p. 79, n° 71-2 and pl. XIX, nº 9-10.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.