3355 - Cyzicus (AE tunny fish/monogram) over Cyzicus (Kore/tripod) (Münzen & Medaillen, 36, May 2012, 706)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3355

299 BCE - 200 BCE | KYZI

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Münzen & Medaillen, 36, 30 May 2012, 706

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: 4.14.1 g <br />4,100 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, II, n° 14, pl. I, n° 21

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore Soteira with sphendone r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

K-Y-Z-I (Greek) Tripod

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:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, n° 7, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, n° 443-445, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, n° 1227

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:

References

a b Fritze, Hans von (1917), "Die autonome kupferpragung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie", Nomisma, 10, p. 1-32, pl. I-VI.
^ Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957