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2354 - Priansus (stater Persephone/Poseidon) over uncertain type (Freeman & Sear, 13, Aug. 2006, 38)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2354


330 BCE - 270 BCE | ΠΡΙΑΝΣΙΕΩΝ

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Overstriking coin
Priansus_Freeman_&_Sear_13_25_août_2006_38.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Münzen und Medaillen, 66, 22–23 Oct. 1984, 211 = Freeman & Sear, 13, 25 Aug. 2006, 38
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Boutin collection Archaeological contextArchaeological context: IGCH 152 (Phaistos 1953)

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Persephone(?) seated on throne left, feeding snake, In right field, palm tree. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΡΙΑΝΣΙΕΩΝ (Greek) Poseidon standing left, extending right hand below dolphin leaping left, and holding trident in left arm. Border of dots.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Priansos 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.1111.11 g <br />11,110 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Le Rider 1966, pl. XXVI, n° 20 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 3, pl. XXVIII, n° 22 (same dies), Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XXVI, n° 20
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Said to be overstruck on a tetradrachm of Ephesus" (??)

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.