4327 - Gortyn (drachma Zeus/warrior) over uncertain type (Berk, Nov. 2022, 81)
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98 BCE - 94 BCE
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Overstriking coin

SO 2268 - Gortyna over uncertzin mint (Berk, 17 Nov. 2022, 81).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Berk, BBS 221, 17 Nov. 2022, 81 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Zeus l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek) Nude warrior standing facing, r. hand on shield, l. hand holding spear, border of rays. |
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. 98 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 94 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Attic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2092551&AucID=4986&Lot=81 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BM 541BM 54, Sear 31862Sear 3186 |
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: | "Traces of overstriking at upper left on reverse. Part of reverse flatly struck as this was overstruck on an earlier coin" |