4184 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (Roma Numismatics, EA 95, April 2022, 283)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4184

300 BCE - 200 BCE | K-Y Z-I

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2246 - Cyzicus over Cyzicus (Roma Numismatics, 13 April 2022, 283).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

SO 52 - Cyzikus over Cyzikus overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, E-sale 95, 13 April 2022, 283
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	From the inventory of a UK dealer.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Prow to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

K-Y Z-I (Greek) Bucranium 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. 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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.3715.37 g <br />15,370 mg <br />		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).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1996262&AucID=4727&Lot=283

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 11, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 438, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1231

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing earring and necklace, wreath of grain ears

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KYZI (Greek) Bull left, butting. Below, monogram, or monogram and symbol, or two symbols

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 10, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 436, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1230
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1700852&AucID=3806&Lot=103

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on coin type von Fritze 10 with head of Kore-Soteira clearly visible on obverse as per the example plated in Von Fritze"