3573 - Pergamum (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over cistophoric tetradrachm (CNG, MBS 60, May 2002, 683): Difference between revisions
From SILVER
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|Mint=Pergamum | |Mint=Pergamum | ||
|Ancient region=Mysia | |Ancient region=Mysia | ||
|Date from=76 | |Authority=Roman Republic | ||
|Date to=67 | |Date from=76 BCE | ||
|Date to=67 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=12.27 | |Weight=12.27 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=cistophoric tetradrachm | ||
|Standard=Cistophoric | |||
|Coin reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=8170&AucID=20&Lot=683 | |Coin reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=8170&AucID=20&Lot=683 | ||
|Coin series reference=Kleiner 1978 | |Coin series reference=Kleiner 1978; Carbone 2020 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries. | |Overstruck obverse description=Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries. | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend=City monogram | |Overstruck reverse legend=City monogram | ||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Bow-case flanked by two snakes. | |Overstruck reverse description=Bow-case flanked by two snakes. | ||
|Overstruck | |Overstruck date from=166 BCE | ||
|Overstruck | |Overstruck date to=67 BCE | ||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |Overstruck period=Hellenistic | ||
|Overstruck denomination= | |Overstruck denomination=cistophoric tetradrachm | ||
|Overstruck standard=Cistophoric | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="overstruck on an earlier cistophoric tetradrachm" | |Remarks="overstruck on an earlier cistophoric tetradrachm" | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 20:02, 7 May 2024
76 BCE - 67 BCE | City monogram
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 60, 22 May 2002, 683. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | City monogram (Greek) Bow-case flanked by two snakes. Above, MOΣ and a monogram. In the field, snake entwined thyrsos. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pergamum | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 76 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.2712.27 g <br />12,270 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric tetradrachm | |
StandardStandard.: Cistophoric |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=8170&AucID=20&Lot=683 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kleiner 19781Kleiner 1978, Carbone 20202Carbone 2020 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | City monogram (Greek) Bow-case flanked by two snakes. |
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. 166 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | cistophoric tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Cistophoric |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on an earlier cistophoric tetradrachm" |
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. (1978), "Hoard evidence and the late Cistophori of Pergamum", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 23, p. 77-105.
- ^ Carbone, Lucia Francesca (2020), Hidden Power. Late Cistophoric Production and the Organization of Provincia Asia (128-89 BC), Numismatic Studies 42, New York, 266 p., 140 pl.