SO 1145 - Uncertain mint in Cyprus over Side

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2040


500 - 480

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Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: New York, American Numismatic Society, 1951.18.3

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Ram left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Branch with bud at tip, from the base a pair of leaves (perhaps bay), enclosing a pair of berries, within incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Uncertain mint Ancient regionAncient region. Cyprus Modern countryModern country: unknown 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. 500 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.9110.91 g <br />10,910 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 9 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: A. Destrooper-Georgiades, "Monnaies chypriotes surfrappées des cités-royaumes", in D. Michaelides (ed.), Epigraphy, numismatics, prosopography and History of Ancient Cyprus. Papers in honour of Ino Nicolaou, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature PB 179, Uppsala, 2013, p. 25, no. 23. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: NC 19481NC 1948, p. 47

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Pomegranate. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head within incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Side Ancient regionAncient region.  Pamphylia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ NC 1948