2267 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain type (Hess-Divo, 307, June 2007, 1184)
From SILVER
331 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Hess-Divo 307, 07 June 2007, 1184 ; Monnaies et Médailles SA, Bâle 66 (1984), 127 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | S. Boutin collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree | 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  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.2911.29 g <br />11,290 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, p. 164, n° 52, pl. XIII, 24 (same obverse die)., Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 70-1, n° 33-35, pl. XVI, n° 2-12 | |
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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: | Cyrene: "Head of Zeus-Ammon (visible on reverse: nose, leaps and beard of Zeus Ammon)" (nb: not really visible on the picture) | ||
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.
