2055 - Idalium (double siglos Sphinx/incuse square) over Citium (Baalmelek I) (Heracles/lion) (IGCH 1275 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 14)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2055

500 BCE - 480 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history


	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	IGCH 1275, Dali (Idalion)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Sphinx seated to right, raising forepaw, palmettes below

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Idalium

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 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: 10.7610.76 g <br />10,760 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 19, n° 14	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	BMC Cyprus1BMC Cyprus, p. 24, n° 1-4 (pl. V), Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, 40, Destrooper-Georgiades 20133Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 19, n° 14
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/idalium.bmc.1-4

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Heracles advancing r., wearing lion' skin and holding club and bow

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

B'l mlk in Aramaic characaters (Aramaic) Lion seated r., in r. field, ram's head. All within incuse and dotted square

Mint and issuing power

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

Citium

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Baalmelek I of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium, 5th c BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 479 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 449 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

double siglos

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Persian

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	BMC Cyprus1BMC Cyprus, n° 2, pl. II, n° 8, Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 14
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek i.bmc.2-7

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: