22227 - Phalasarna (hemidrachm Artemis/trident) over Cyrene (Zeus/silphium) (Peus, 433, Nov. 2022, 1196)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 22227


330 BCE - 270 BCE | Φ - Α

Images
Overstriking coin
Phalasarna_Peus_433, _1_Nov._2022, _1196.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Cyrene_didrachm_droite.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Auktion Ars Classica, XII, 18 Oct. 1926, 1653 = Glendining & Co. IX, Lockett Collection, part III, 28.May 1959, 2070 = Vinchon, 30 June 1978, 76 = Tradart, 18 Dec. 2014, 126 = Peus, 433, 1 Nov. 2022, 1196
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Ex Slg. Hermann Weber, 4562, Slg. Godfrey Locker Lampson, 245, Slg. Arthur Evans, Slg. Richard Cyril Lockett

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 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: 5.655.65 g <br />5,650 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 21.321.3 mm <br />2.13 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: 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:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus Karneios right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: KY - PA (Greek) Silphium plant
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. 308 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 277 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : didrachm 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: strong
RemarksRemarks: "Überprägung einer kyrenischen Didrachme"

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. ^  Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.