22304 - Phaestus (stater Europa/lion) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, 1984.1126)
From SILVER
470 BCE - 425 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

Phaestus_over_Corinth_Paris,_BnF,_1984.1126.jpg [1], [4]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, 1984.1126 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa on a bull | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Facing head of a lion in an incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phaestus | 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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 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: 11.8611.86 g <br />11,860 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, 1, pl. XII, 21, Carbone 20222Carbone 2022 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aegina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 456 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 351 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | |||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: |
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.
- ^ Carbone, Federico (2022), Festos I. La moneta. produzione, seriazione e cronologia, Monografie della Scuola Archaeologica di Atene e delle missioni italiane in Oriente, Athens, 241 p.