3518 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, EA 176, Nov. 2007, 50)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3518

145 BCE - 116 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY

Images

Overstriking coin

Cyrene_CNG_EA_176_14_nov._2007_50.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 176, 14 Nov. 2007, 50
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Ch. Blom Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing diadem. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Double filleted cornuacopiae. In left field, lotus (?) or Φ (?).

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyrene

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyrenaica

Modern countryModern country: Libya

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:

Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 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: 59.9859.98 g <br />59,980 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 4545 mm <br />4.5 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1640

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Eagle standing r., with open wings on winged thunderbolt, in r. field, Φ

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyprus (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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

Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

hemidrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Ptolemaic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1641β−ια

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"This coin was apparently overstruck on a Zeus-Ammon / Eagle left on thunderbolt type. Interestingly, that type is known almost exclusively on hemidrachms"

References

a b Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.