2087 - Phaestus (stater Talos/bull) over uncertain type (M&M, 66, Oct. 1984, 181)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 250 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

Phaestus_Monnaies_et_Médailles_66,_22_October_1984,_181.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Monnaies et Médailles, 66, 22 Oct. 1984, 181 = LHS, 100, 23 Apr. 2007, 27 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | R. Maly collection ; S. Boutin collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Talos facing, with spread wings, head to right, extending his left hand to right and preparing to hurl stone with his right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Forepart of bull right. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phaestus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Crete | 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.. 250 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.6211.62 g <br />11,620 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Le Rider 1966, p. 86, n° 11 a, pl. XX, 29 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, 6, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 86, n° 11 a, pl. XX, 29, Carbone 20223Carbone 2022 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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 a coin from Gortyna" (unclear) |