SO 1476 - Tralles (cistophoric didrachm) over Rhodes (Berlin, MK)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2288

130 BCE - 129 BCE | TΡΑ / ΠΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Tralles_Pinder_drawing.jpg [Pinder 1856, pl. I, n°16]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TΡΑ / ΠΥ (Greek) Grape bunch on vine with leaves in background, to left eagle standing left on on thunderbolt, to right Tyche holding cornucopia in her left hand

Mint and issuing power

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

Tralles

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lydia

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. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 129 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.26.2 g <br />6,200 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric didrachm
		StandardStandard.: cistophoric

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Pinder 1856, p. 551, pl. 1, 16, Kleiner 1972	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Pinder 18561Pinder 1856, p. 551, pl. 1, Kleiner 19722Kleiner 1972
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tralles kleiner noe 1977 35 didrachms

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Helios facing (visible on the reverse)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Rose.

Mint and issuing power

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

Rhodes

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Caria (islands)

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 189 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

didrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Pinder, Mortiz (1856), Über die Cistophoren, und über die kaiserlichen silber Medaillons der römischen Provinz Asia, Berlin
^ Kleiner, Fred S. (1972), "The dated Cistophori of Ephesus," American Numismatic Society. Museum notes, 18, p. 17-32.