976 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (Leu Numismatik, EA 16, May 2021, 776)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 976

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

Images

Overstriking coin

Cyzicus on Cyzicus - Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 16, 22 May 2021, 776.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Cyzicus on Cyzicus - Berk, Buy or Bid sale 281, 10 Feb. 2022, 118 overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 16, 22 May 2021, 776

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) Boukranion, all 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: 13.9313.93 g <br />13,930 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1830903&AucID=4248&Lot=776

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 11, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 438, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1231

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore Soteira with sphendone r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KYZI (Greek) Sacrified bull l.

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. 300 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. 10, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 436, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 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 of the 'Kore Soteira/Bull butting left' type (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