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SO 1721 - Uncertain mint in Lycia under Perikles over uncertain mint

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2399


375 - 365 | Perikles (in Lycian)

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Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : D. MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Perikles facing, slightly inclined to left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Perikles (in Lycian) Warrior right, naked, wearing crested Corinthian helmet (Perikles as the Lycian hero Sarpedon?) on ground line with grass, holding sword in his raised right hand, round shield attached on his left arm. In right field, star and triskeles. All within incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Ancient regionAncient region. Lycia Modern countryModern country: 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: Perikles (dynast of Lycia from c. 380–360 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 375 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 365 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: 9.869.86 g <br />9,860 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 8 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
StandardStandard.: Lycian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: D. MacDonald, Overstruck Greek Coins: Studies in Greek Chronology and Monetary Theory, Atlanta, 2009, p. 160, no. 211 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: visible on obverse: beaded exergue line and perhaps the rump and hind leg of a boar. The obverse die appears to have been very worn, as common on many Lykian coin issues. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Lycian letters visible on reverse: branches of a triskeles or tetraskeles, Lycian legend.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Lycia Modern countryModern country: 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
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: