4149 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (Savoca, 14, Apr. 2017, 141)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4149

300 BCE - 200 BCE | K-Y Z-I

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2235 - Cyzicus over Cyzicus (Savoca, 14, 23 Apr. 2017, 141).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

SO 2235 - Cyzicus over Cyzicus (Savoca, 14, 23 Apr. 2017, 141) overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Savoca Numismatik, 14, 23 Apr. 2017, no. 141

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Tunny fish to right in corn wreath attached to sheaf of grain

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

K-Y Z-I (Greek) Monogram within oak wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyzicus

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 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: 4.504.5 g <br />4,500 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1027931&AucID=2009&Lot=141

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 21

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore Soteira with sphendone r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

K-Y-Z-I (Greek) Tripod

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyzicus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 7, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 430

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	Overstruck on coin from Kyzikos (type: Von Fritze, Nomisma X, Kyzikos, Gruppe II, 7)

References

a b Fritze, Hans von (1917), "Die autonome kupferpragung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie", Nomisma, 10, p. 1-32, pl. I-VI.
^ Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.