2073 - Gortyn (drachma Europa/bull) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 84, May 2010, 513 )

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2073

300 BCE - 270 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Gortyn_over_uncertain_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _MBS_84, _5_May_2010, _513.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 67, 22 Sept. 2004, 604 = Künker, 10 March 2008, 78 = Classical Numismatic Group, 5 May 2010, 513

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Female head right, wearing triple pendant earring. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Bull right, head reverted.

Mint and issuing power

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

Gortyn

Ancient regionAncient region.

Crete

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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 5.505.5 g <br />5,500 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 91, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XX, n° 16, Carbone 20163Carbone 2016, n° 104-107.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn carbone 2016 104-107

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:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type"

References

^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
^ Carbone 2016