22284 - Rhaucus (stater Poseidon/trident) over Samos? (lion/bull) (Paris, BnF, R 2334)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 22284


330 BCE - 270 BCE | ΡΑΥΚΙΟΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Rhaucus,_Paris,_BnF,_R2334.jpg [1], [0]
Overstruck variety
Samos_under_Rhaucus.jpg [2]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, R 2334

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Poseidon facing, naked, head right, holding trident in right hand, holding rein of horse standing right in left hand. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΡΑΥΚΙΟΝ (Greek) Trident head.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rhaucus 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: 11.4811.48 g <br />11,480 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: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, Suppl. 58, pl. XIII, 8 (same dies), Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. VI, 7-8
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Facing scalp of a lion ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Forepart of a bull to right, wearing ornamental collar
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Samos Ancient regionAncient region.  Caria (Islands) Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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. 408 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 366 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 : Barron 19663Barron 1966
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: nb: problem of weight (but coins with a facing lion's scalp issued by Lycian dynasts are too light)

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.
  3. ^  Barron, John Penrose (1966), The Silver Coins of Samos, London, xii, 244 p., 32 pl.