2394 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (CNG, EA 437, Febr. 2019, 144)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2394

465 BCE - 430 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1745_-_Aspendus_(didrachm_hoplite-triskeles).jpeg

Overstruck variety

Paphos_onasi.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 437, 6 Febr. 2019, 144

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Triskeles of human legs within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pamphylia

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:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.1511.15 g <br />11,150 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, Part 2, p. 526-530, n° 869-70, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4482-83, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 12-13
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus babelon 1907 869-70

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull standing left, winged solar disk above, ankh to left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(Cypriot) Eagle standing left, ankh to left, Cypriot around, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Paphos

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Onasioikos (Phoenician king of Paphus, early 4th century BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

double siglos

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.onasi-.bmc.41-42

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a very rare AR Stater of Paphos by Onasi[...] (see lot 161, below, for type). Undertype clearly visible."