22124 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, Chandon de Briailles 498)
From SILVER
331 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

Gortyn_over_uncertain_Paris_Chandon_de_Briailles_498.jpg [1], [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Chandon de Briailles 498 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa, nude to the waist, seated three quarters left in tree, resting head on right hand | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, head reverted. 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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.3811.38 g <br />11,380 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, pl. XIII, n° 8, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966 | |
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. 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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | nb: dotted incuse square and letter theta |
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.