24300 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 8, 29 June 2019, 585)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 24300

145 BCE - 116 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY

Images

Overstriking coin

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Leu Numismatik, EA 8, 29 June 2019, 585

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed head of Zeus Ammon to right, with ram's horn in his hair and over the diadem

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Double filleted cornuacopia. In left field, Φ.

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyrene

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyrenaica

Modern countryModern country: Libya

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:

Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 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: 60.7860.78 g <br />60,780 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma	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).: 4646 mm <br />4.6 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1640

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

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Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Traces of overstriking"