1894 - Paphos (double siglos bull/eagle) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 32, Jan. 2017, 495)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1894

430 BCE - 420 BCE | pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot)

Images

Overstriking coin

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 32, 7 Jan. 2017, 495
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From a private German collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull standing left. Above, winged solar disk. In right field, ankh. In exergue, palmette ornament.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot) (Cypriot) Eagle standing left. In left field, one-handled vase. All within dotted square in incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Paphos

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

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:

Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 420 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 10.8810.88 g <br />10,880 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Tziambazis 20021Tziambazis 2002, n° 7, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20082Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.pnu.bmc.14-16

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:	nb: no mention of overstrike

References

^ Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
^ Zapiti, Eleni - Michaelidou, Lefki (2008), Coins of Cyprus : from the collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 329 p.