2724 - Euhesperides (tetradrachm silphium/Zeus-Ammon) over uncertain type (Gemini, 5, Jan. 2009, 760)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2724


480 BCE - 435 BCE | EY

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Gemini, 5, Jan. 2009, 760

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Silphium plant flanked by two dolphins. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: EY (Greek) Head of Zeus Ammon right within prominent dotted border.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Euhesperides 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 17.2317.23 g <br />17,230 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: BMC Cyrenaica1BMC Cyrenaica, n° 2-4 and pl. 38, 7-9

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. : Acanthus Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece 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
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org
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: "Unique and unpublished. Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Acanthus, resulting in an extremely broad flan" (nb: the attribution to Acanthus is most unsecure)

References

  1. ^  Robinson, E. S. G. (1927), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol. XXIX : Cyrenaica, London, The Trustees, p. 154, pl. 47.