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1911 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over uncertain type (Heritage Auction, 231942, Oct. 2019, 63110): Difference between revisions

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|Sale=Heritage Auction 231942 (18/10/2019), no. 63110.
|Image overstriking coin=Citium_over_uncertain_Heritage_Auction,_sale_231942,_ends_18_Oct._2019,_lot_63110.jpg
|Obverse description=Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand. Dotted border.
|Sale=Heritage Auction, 231942, 18 Oct. 2019, 63110
|Reverse legend=L'Z'B'L (in Cypriot)  
|Obverse description=Herakles, wearing lion skin, in fighting stance right, holding club and bow
|Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right inside dotted border within incuse square.
|Reverse legend=L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
|Reverse legend language=Aramaic
|Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right in dotted square within incuse square
|Mint=Citium
|Mint=Citium
|Ancient region=Cyprus
|Ancient region=Cyprus
|Authority=Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC)
|Authority=Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC)
|Date from=449
|Date from=449 BCE
|Date to=425
|Date to=425 BCE
|Weight=11,14
|Period=Classical
|Weight=11.14
|Diameter=24
|Diameter=24
|Axis=9 h
|Denomination=double siglos
|Denomination=Stater
|Standard=Persian
|Standard=Persic (BMC)
|Coin series reference=BMC Crete, p. 10-11, 16-18, pl. III, 1-4; Tziambazis 2002, n° 17; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 5
|Coin series reference=E. Zapiti and L. Michaelidou, Coins of Cyprus. From the Collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2008, no. 5-6;G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 10-11, no. 16-18 (pl. III, 1-4)
|Coin series web reference=https://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A1166
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Remarks="overstruck"
}}
}}

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 1911


449 BCE - 425 BCE | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)

Images
Overstriking coin
Citium_over_uncertain_Heritage_Auction,_sale_231942,_ends_18_Oct._2019,_lot_63110.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Heritage Auction, 231942, 18 Oct. 2019, 63110

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Herakles, wearing lion skin, in fighting stance right, holding club and bow ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) (Aramaic) Lion attacking stag crouching right in dotted square within incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Citium Ancient regionAncient region. Cyprus 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: Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 449 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.1411.14 g <br />11,140 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Persian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: BMC Crete1BMC Crete, p. 10-11, n° 16-18, pl. III, n° 1-4, Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 17, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20083Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 5
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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck"