SO 1489 - Aegina (didrachm) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 169, July 2007 32)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2047

525 BCE - 475 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1489_-_Aegina_(didrachm)_over_uncertain_type.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 169, 25 July 2007, 32

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Sea turtle.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse square with 'mill-sail' device

Mint and issuing power

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

Aegina

Ancient regionAncient region.

Aegina

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 525 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 475 BCE

Archaic ^{until 480 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: 11.9411.94 g <br />11,940 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG Delepierre1SNG Delepierre, n° 1580-1589, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 429, Meadows (forthcoming)3Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows askari.2a-c

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

visible on obverse: trace of edge of incuse square and eye

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:
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