2471 - Cilicia (uncertain mint) (double siglos wall/bull) over Aspendus (hoplite/triskeles) (Obolos, 14, Dec. 2019, 259)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2471

455 BCE - 400 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Cilicia_2471_obolos.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Aspendos hoplite-triskeles.jpeg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Obolos, 14, 15 Dec. 2019, 259

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Crenelated city walls with three towers.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Forepart of bull right. At lower right, ankh. All within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Cilicia (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cilicia

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:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 455 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 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: 10.9410.94 g <br />10,940 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΕΣΤ (Greek) Triskeles of human legs within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Pamphylia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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:	Babelon 19011Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 855-867, SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia2SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 153-179, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien3SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4477-81, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 1-11
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus babelon 1907 855-67

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"this design partially overstruck on the reverse of an Aspendian stater with ΕΣ... clearly visible"