21971 - Cnossus (hemidrachm Athena/labyrinth) over Rhodes (Helios/rose) (Paris, BnF, D3223)
From SILVER
85 BCE - 80 BCE | KNΩ-Σ-I-ΩN
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, D 3223 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Helmeted head of Athena left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KNΩ-Σ-I-ΩN (Greek) Labyrinth |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cnossus | 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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.212.21 g <br />2,210 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 195, Carrier 20172Carrier 2017, n° 1409-1421 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Radiate head of Helios to right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | P - O (Greek) Rose with bud to right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Rhodes | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Caria (Islands) | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Rhodian power |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 88 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 84 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drachma
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 63HGC 6, n° 1461 | ||
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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