3630 - Pergamum (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over cistophoric tetradrachm (Gorny & Mosch, 126, Oct. 2003, 1335)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3630

133 BCE - 100 BCE | City monogram

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 73 - Pergamum over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Cistophoric tetradrachm (overstruck).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Gorny & Mosch, 126, 14 Oct. 2003, 1335.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

City monogram (Greek) Bow-case flanked by two snakes. Above, KT. In the field, snake entwined thyrsos.

Mint and issuing power

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

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mysia

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 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: 12.3212.32 g <br />12,320 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Cistophoric

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Kleiner - Noe 19771Kleiner - Noe 1977, Kleiner 19782Kleiner 1978, Carbone 20203Carbone 2020

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(Greek) Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Ionia

Modern countryModern country:

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

Attalid Kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 160 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 133 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

cistophoric tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Cistophoric

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	not a double strike

References

^ Kleiner, Fred S. - Noe, Sydney P. (1977), The early Cistophoric coinage, Numismatic Studies 14, New York, 129 p., 38 pl.
^ Kleiner, Fred S. (1978), "Hoard evidence and the late Cistophori of Pergamum", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 23, p. 77-105.
^ Carbone, Lucia Francesca (2020), Hidden Power. Late Cistophoric Production and the Organization of Provincia Asia (128-89 BC), Numismatic Studies 42, New York, 266 p., 140 pl.