2916 - Natunia (AE Tyche/palm) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, Y 28359.23)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2916

65 BCE - 30 BCE | NATOYNICAPOKEPTΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

2916_-_Natunia_(AE_Tyche-palm).png [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Y 28359.23
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	H. Seyrig collection (sold in Beyrouth)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Tyche right, wearing mural wreath (crown ?) and taenia. In field, N. All within laurel wreath (?).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

NATOYNICAPOKEPTΩN (Greek) Palm tied with fillet. In field, arrow.

Mint and issuing power

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

Natunia

Ancient regionAncient region.

Assyria

Modern countryModern country: Iraq

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. 65 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 30 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: 5.285.28 g <br />5,280 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Le Rider 1960, p. 30-32, n° 37, pl. 3.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Seyrig 19551Seyrig 1955, p. 88-89, n° 8-12, Le Rider 19602Le Rider 1960, p. 30-32, n° 37, pl. 3, Hoover 20093Hoover 2009, pl. 12-13.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/natunia hoover 2009 pl.12.13

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Female head right (Tyche?).

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:
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Seyrig, Henri (1955), "Trésor monétaire de Nisibe," Revue Numismatique, 5 (17), p. 85-122, pl. 1-2.
^ Le Rider, Georges (1960), "Monnaies grecques acquises par le Cabinet des Médailles en 1959", Revue Numismatique 6 (3), p. 7-35, pl. 1-3.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), "The camels of Natounia", Schweizerische Numismatiche Rundschau, 88, p. 161-165.