4254 - Parion (AE Gorgon/bull) over Parion (bull/altar) (Agora, 85, May 2019, 24)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4254

200 BCE - 50 BCE | ΠAPI

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2259 - Parion over Parion (Agora, 7 May 2019, 24).jpg

Overstruck variety

2259 - Parion (AE) over Parion (Agora, 7 May 2019, 24) overstruck variety.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Agora, 85, 7 May 2019, 24

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Facing Gorgoneion

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠAPI (Greek) Bull standing left

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Parium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.267.26 g <br />7,260 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 23.423.4 mm <br />2.34 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1327, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, 1412

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head r.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Parium

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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..

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks:	"Probably overstruck on Apollo / altar type"