21974 - Cnossus (hemidrachm Athena/labyrinth) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 345, Feb. 2015, 51)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 21975


85 BCE - 80 BCE | KNΩ-Σ-I-ΩN

Images
Overstriking coin
Cnossus_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _EA_345, _25_Feb._2015, _51.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, EA 345, 25 Feb. 2015, 51 = Spink America, 6 Dec. 1999, 638
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Helmeted head of Athena left ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: KNΩ-Σ-I-ΩN (Greek) Labyrinth
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Cnossus 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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80 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: 2.812.81 g <br />2,810 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 195, Carrier 20172Carrier 2017, n° 1409-1421
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: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: nb: no mention of overstrike ("minor double strike on obverse")

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  Carrier, Caroline (2017), Cnossos de l'époque classique à l'époque impériale (Ve s. avant J.-C.-Ier s. après J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Paris-Sorbonne University.