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|Obverse description=Europa seated half-right in plane tree, leaning her right hand on branch and propping her head on her left | |Obverse description=Europa seated half-right in plane tree, leaning her right hand on branch and propping her head on her left | ||
|Reverse description=Bull standing right, turning its head back to left to lick its flanks | |Reverse description=Bull standing right, turning its head back to left to lick its flanks | ||
|Mint= | |Mint=Gortyn | ||
|Ancient region=Crete | |Ancient region=Crete | ||
|Date from=330 BCE | |Date from=330 BCE | ||
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|Standard=Aeginetic | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, n° 59 and pl. XIV, 6; Le Rider 1966 | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, n° 59 and pl. XIV, 6; Le Rider 1966 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn_carbone_2016_59-103-113-117 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Turtle | |Overstruck obverse description=Turtle | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square | |Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square | ||
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|Overstruck denomination=stater | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
|Overstruck standard=Aeginetic | |Overstruck standard=Aeginetic | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.bmc.pl.xxiv.12 | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:24, 28 October 2023
330 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Gortyna_Paris, _BnF, _Chandon_de_Briailles_495.jpg [1], [4]
Overstruck variety
Aegina 5 parts.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Chandon de Briailles 49 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Chandon de Briailles |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa seated half-right in plane tree, leaning her right hand on branch and propping her head on her left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull standing right, turning its head back to left to lick its flanks |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.6211.62 g <br />11,620 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 59 and pl. XIV, 6, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aegina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 456 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 351 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | |||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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