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|Image overstriking coin= | |Image overstriking coin=Nomos_84.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2666059 | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2666059 | ||
|Sale=Nomos, | |Sale=Nomos, 8, 22 Oct. 2013, 144 = Nomos, 11, 09 Oct. 2015, 84 | ||
|Private collection=Norman Davis Collection | |Private collection=Norman Davis Collection | ||
|Obverse description=Two goats back to back, heads turned inwards. Between them, fig leaf. | |Obverse description=Two goats back to back, heads turned inwards. Between them, fig leaf. | ||
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|Date from=500 BCE | |Date from=500 BCE | ||
|Date to=480 BCE | |Date to=480 BCE | ||
|Period= | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=8.33 | |Weight=8.33 | ||
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|Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen 17, n°732 ; Balcer 1978, n°13, dies A.7/P.4 | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen 17, n°732 ; Balcer 1978, n°13, dies A.7/P.4 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/scyros.balcer_1978.1-24 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/scyros.balcer_1978.1-24 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=weak | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on an uncertain earlier issue" | |Remarks="Overstruck on an uncertain earlier issue" | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:54, 3 May 2024
500 BCE - 480 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

Nomos_84.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, 8, 22 Oct. 2013, 144 = Nomos, 11, 09 Oct. 2015, 84 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Norman Davis Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Two goats back to back, heads turned inwards. Between them, fig leaf. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Central globule surrounded by four smaller ones, two rays and two fig leaves. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Scyros | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thessaly | 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.338.33 g <br />8,330 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm ![]() |
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Balcer 1978, n°13, dies A.7/P.4 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen 171SNG Copenhagen 17, n°732, Balcer 19782Balcer 1978, n°13, dies A.7/P.4 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | weak |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an uncertain earlier issue" |