22054 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Cyrene (silphium/Ammon) (London, BM, 1858-11-24.35)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Gortyn_over_Cyrene_London_1858.jpg
Overstruck variety
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Cyrene (under Gortyn).jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, 1858-11-24.35 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa, nude to the waist, seated three quarters right in tree, resting head on left hand | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, head reverted. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 12.2412.24 g <br />12,240 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 59 and pl. XIV, 6, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | K – Y / P – A (Greek) Silphium plant | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Zeus Ammon r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyrene | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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. 435 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 375 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | tetradrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | |||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on coin of Cyrene with bearded head of Zeus Ammon still visible" | ||
