4324 - Tarsus (double siglos Baaltars/Ana) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 525, Oct. 2022, 400)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4324

369 BCE - 360 BCEB'LTRZ (in Aramaic) to left | TRKMW (in Aramaic)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2267 - Tarsus over uncertain mint (Classical Numismatic Group, 19 Oct. 2022, 400).jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, E-Auction 525, 19 Oct. 2022, 400

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

B'LTRZ (in Aramaic) to left (Aramaic) Baal of Tarsos seated right, head and torso facing, holding grain ear and grape bunch, and cradling eagle-tipped scepter, B'LTRZ (in Aramaic) to left, thymiaterion in background, all within crenellated wall

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TRKMW (in Aramaic) (Aramaic) Ana, nude, standing right, extending hand and pointing at the head of Tarkumuwa, standing left, wearing chlamys, leaning on staff, with hand raised, ANA (in Aramaic) to left, thymiaterion and TRKMW (in Aramaic) between, all within square dotted border in linear border

Mint and issuing power

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

Tarsus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cilicia

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:

Persian Empire, Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 369 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 360 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.5710.57 g <br />10,570 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.522.5 mm <br />2.25 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2099463&AucID=5008&Lot=400	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 294, SNG von Aulock Kilikien2SNG von Aulock Kilikien, n° 5948
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/datames satrap tarsus moysey 1986 5

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:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type"