21769 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Celenderis (rider/goat) (Heritage, 231950, Dec. 2019, 62076)
From SILVER
465 BCE - 430 BCE | ΕΣ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage Auctions, Inc., 231950, 12 Dec. 2019, 62076 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. Between legs, pellet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΣ Triskeles of human legs. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aspendus | 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. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.8110.81 g <br />10,810 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.dismountingrider.info/coin-catalogue/overstrikes/ | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, Part 2, p. 526-530, n° 869-70, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4482-3, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 12-13 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Rider, holding whip, dismounting from horse prancing to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KEΛEN (Greek) Goat kneeling left, head turned to look back, above, ivy sprig with leaf and flower |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Celenderis | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cilicia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | 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.. 420 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Kraay 19624Kraay 1962 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Celenderis stater" |
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kraay, Colin M. (1962), "The Celenderis Hoard," Numismatic Chronicle, 7 (2), p. 1-16, pl. 1-2.