2059 - Phalasarna (hemidrachm Artemis/trident) over uncertain type (Künker, 136, March 2008, 313a)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2059

330 BCE - 270 BCE | Φ - Α

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Künker, 136, 10 March 2008, 313b = Classical Numismatic Group, EA 405, 6 Sept. 2017, n° 154
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Burkhard Traeger collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Artemis Diktynna right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Φ - Α (Greek) Ornate trident head. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Phalasarna

Ancient regionAncient region.

Crete

Modern countryModern country: Crete

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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.602.6 g <br />2,600 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Traeger coll., 313b	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 5, pl. XXV, 7, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XXIX, n° 21.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://www.greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phalasarna svoronos 1890 1-10

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. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

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 ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type"

References

^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.