2160 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Cyrene (silphium/Ammon) (London, BM, 1858-11-24.35)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2160


330 BCE - 270 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
SO_1506_-_Gortyna_(didrachm).jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Cyrene (under Gortyn).jpg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: London, British Museum, 1858-11-24.35 Sale(s)Sale(s) : J. Whittall Esq. (Sotheby's)

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Europa, nude to the waist, seated three quarters right in tree, resting head on left hand ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Bull right, head reverted.
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. 330 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: 12.2412.24 g <br />12,240 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: BMC Crete, p. 38, n° 9 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: BMC Crete1BMC Crete, p. 38, n° 9, Svoronos 18902Svoronos 1890, p. 165-6, n° 61-9, Le Rider 19663Le Rider 1966, p. 58-72, n° 13-37
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Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: K – Y / P –A (Greek) visible on obverse: silphium ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: earded head of Zeus Ammon to right, a ram's horn around his ear
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Cyrene Ancient regionAncient region.  Cyrenaica Modern countryModern country: Libya 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. 435 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 375 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
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. ^  Wroth, Warwick William (1886), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. X : Crete and the Aegean Islands, London, The Trustees, p. 152, pl. XXIX
  2. ^  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.
  3. ^  Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.