4167 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (Savoca, 124, Jan. 2022, 122)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4167

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

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2240 - Cyzicus over Cyzicus (Savoca, 23 Jan. 2022, 122).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

SO 52 - Cyzikus over Cyzikus overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Savoca Numismatik, 124, 23 Jan. 2022, no. 122

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Prow to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

K-Y Z-I (Greek) Bucranium in 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: 15.2815.28 g <br />15,280 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1962105&AucID=4642&Lot=122

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, n° 11, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, n° 438, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, n° 1231

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing earring and necklace, wreath of grain ears

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KYZI (Greek) Bull left, butting. Below, monogram, or monogram and symbol, or two symbols

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, n° 10, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, n° 436, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, n° 1230

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on an earlier issue from Kyzikos (SNG Paris 436)"

References

a b Fritze, Hans von (1917), "Die autonome kupferpragung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie", Nomisma, 10, p. 1-32, pl. I-VI.
a b 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.
a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957