23047 - Issa (AE hero Ionios/lion) over Pharos (Zeus/goat) (CNG, 117, May 2021, 114)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 320 BCEIONIOΣ to left, along forehead
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 117, 19 May 2021, 114 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | IONIOΣ to left, along forehead (Greek) Youthful head of the Hero Ionios left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of lion right |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Issa | Ancient regionAncient region. | Illyricum | Modern countryModern country: Croatia | 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.. 320 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 17.1517.15 g <br />17,150 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ||
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Zeus left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Goat standing left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pharos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Illyricum | Modern countryModern country: Croatia | 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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
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 an issue of Pharos (also a rare type) with head of Zeus/standing goat type (most of the goat still visible)" | ||
