2888 - Cyzicus (AE tunny fish/monogram) over Cyzicus (Live Onlive Auction 14, 141)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2888

299 BCE - 200 BCE | KYZI

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Live Onlive Auction 14, no. 141 (info DMD)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Tunny fish right in corn wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KYZI (Greek) monogram in oak wreath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyzicus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mysia

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. 299 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.54.5 g <br />4,500 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 11, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 438, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1231

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing earring and necklace, wreath of grain ears.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyzicus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
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