Ionia (bronze Persian king/map of Ephesus) over uncertain mint (Numismatik Naumann 59, 5 Nov. 2017, 121)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 334 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Ionia_Persian_king_121.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatik Naumann 59, 5 Nov. 2017, 121 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right. Holding spear and bow. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.851.85 g <br />1,850 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | BMC Ionia, n°7, p.324 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Ionia1BMC Ionia, p.324 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Head, V. Barclay (1892), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XIV : Ionia, London, The Trustees, p. 453, pl. XXXIX.
