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2324 - Rhaucus (stater Apollo/trident) over Praesus (Heracles/dove) (Künker, 168, March 2010, 7315)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2324


330 BCE - 270 BCE | ΡΑΥΚΙΟΝ

Images
Overstriking coin
Rhaucus_Künker, _168, _12_March_2010, _7315.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Praesus_(under_Rhaucus).jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Egger, 7 Jan. 1908, 525 = Leu/Münzen und Medaillen, 3 Dec. 1965, 338 = Künker, 168, 12 March 2010, 7315 = Classical Numismatic Group, May 2013, 331
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : W. Niggeler Collection ; R. Jameson Collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Poseidon facing, naked, head right, holding trident in right hand, holding rein of horse standing right in left hand, in right field, rose(?). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΡΑΥΚΙΟΝ (Greek) Trident head.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Rhaucus 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.8110.81 g <br />10,810 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: R. Jameson, Collection R. Jameson (4 tomes), Paris, 1913-1932, no. 1343. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 6, pl. XXIX, 11, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 106, 5, pl. XXVI, 18
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Heracles kneeling r., holding bow and arrow ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Dove flying l. within linear frame
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Praesus Ancient regionAncient region.  Crete Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Aeginetic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on a stater of Praisos (cf. Svoronos 11)"

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.