2938 - Parion (AE Gorgon/bull) over Parion (bull/altar) (CNG, EA 168, July 2007, 43)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 50 BCE | ΠAPI
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 168, 11 July 2007, 43 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the J. S. Wagner collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Facing Gorgoneion | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΠAPI (Greek) Bull standing left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Parium | 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. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 50 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 6.386.38 g <br />6,380 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=297642&AucID=517&Lot=43 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1327 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull butting right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Π - A / P - I (Greek) Altar of Parion |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Parium | 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.. 100 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 3925, SNG Copenhagen Mysien3SNG Copenhagen Mysien, 271, SNG Paris Mysia4SNG Paris Mysia, 1395 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on Apollo / Altar type (SNG Copenhagen 271)" (nb: not Apollo/Altar but Bull/Altar) | ||
