22554 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Paphos (bull/astragalus) (CNG, 123, May 2023, 204)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 22554

480 BCE - 460 BCEpa-u (in Cypriot) above, [si-se-o (in Cypriot) below(?)] | pa (in Cypriot); se-[si-le]-o (in Cypriot) counterclockwise around from upper right

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 123, 23 May 2023, 204

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

pa-u (in Cypriot) above, [si-se-o (in Cypriot) below(?)] (Cypriot) Ram couchant left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

pa (in Cypriot); se-[si-le]-o (in Cypriot) counterclockwise around from upper right (Cypriot) Large ornate ankh within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 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: 10.9810.98 g <br />10,980 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 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:	McGregor 19991McGregor 1999, Group F.II.a, 273 (O1/R1)
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/salamis cyprus.bmc.26-30

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Man-headed bull - the river god Bokaros - moving to right on pelleted ground line, his bearded head turned back to left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

𐠎𐠯 / 𐠪[𐠞] ( = 'pa-si / ku-ti', 'King of Cyprus Ti...' in Cypriote syllabic script) (Cypriot) Astragalos, all within a circular incuse

Mint and issuing power

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

Paphos

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cyprus

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 470 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:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.siromos.bmc.1-2

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on stater of Paphos (cf. BMC 1 for type)"