2541 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Cilicia (uncertain mint) (city wall/bull) (CNG, EA 432, Nov. 2018, 82)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2541

465 BCE - 430 BCE | ΕΣΤ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1755_-_Aspendus_(didrachm_hoplite-triskeles).jpeg [1]

Overstruck variety

Cilicia city wall.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 432, 14 Nov. 2018, 82

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΕΣΤ (Greek) Triskeles of human legs. Behind, lion crouching left. All within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pamphylia

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

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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: 10.9210.92 g <br />10,920 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 21.521.5 mm <br />2.15 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, Part 2, p. 526-530, n° 869-70, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4484, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 12-13
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus babelon 1907 869-70

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Crenelated city wall with three towers

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Forepart of bull advancing right, symbol to lower right, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Cilicia (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cilicia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE

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

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

double siglos

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:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on a stater from an uncertain mint in southern Asia Minor (see CNG 109, lot 190 [an unpublished issue]). The presence of the overstrike here suggests why the CNG 109 piece was not previously published--perhaps it was a limited issue that was largely overstruck at a later time (likely a significant reason we often find coins of previously unknown types in archaic hoards"