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|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group MBS 66 | |Image overstriking coin=Tarsus_2822_CNG.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=76168&AucID=80&Lot=616 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 66, 19 May 2004, 616 | |||
|Obverse legend=B'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) | |Obverse legend=B'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) | ||
|Obverse legend language=Aramaic | |||
|Obverse description=Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped cepter surmounted by an eagle. In left field, grain ear and grape bunch. Brder of dots. | |Obverse description=Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped cepter surmounted by an eagle. In left field, grain ear and grape bunch. Brder of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=MZDI (in Aramaic characters) | |Reverse legend=MZDI (in Aramaic characters) | ||
|Reverse legend language=Aramaic | |||
|Reverse description=Lion left bringing down bull to left above two rows of crenellated walls, each with four towers. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Lion left bringing down bull to left above two rows of crenellated walls, each with four towers. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Tarsus | |Mint=Tarsus | ||
|Ancient region=Cilicia | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
|Authority=Mazaeus (satrap of Cicilia, Transeuphratene and Babylonia, c. 350-328 BC) | |Authority=Mazaeus (satrap of Cicilia, Transeuphratene and Babylonia, c. 350-328 BC); Persian Empire | ||
|Date from=361 | |Date from=361 BCE | ||
|Date to=334 | |Date to=334 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=10.78 | |Weight=10.78 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=double siglos | ||
|Standard=Persian | |||
|Coin reference=Callataÿ 2018b, p. 147, n° 44 | |||
|Coin series reference=SNG France 2, n° 356; Callataÿ 2018b, p. 147, n° 44 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mazaeus_satrap_tarsus_newell_1920_6 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=visible on obverse: traces behind the head of Baaltars | |Overstruck obverse description=visible on obverse: traces behind the head of Baaltars | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Remarks="overstruck" | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:34, 17 August 2023
361 BCE - 334 BCEB'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) | MZDI (in Aramaic characters)
Images
Overstriking coin
Tarsus_2822_CNG.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 66, 19 May 2004, 616 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | B'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped cepter surmounted by an eagle. In left field, grain ear and grape bunch. Brder of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MZDI (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Lion left bringing down bull to left above two rows of crenellated walls, each with four towers. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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: | Mazaeus (satrap of Cicilia, Transeuphratene and Babylonia, c. 350-328 BC), Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 361 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.7810.78 g <br />10,780 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2018b, p. 147, n° 44 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 356, Callataÿ 2018b2Callataÿ 2018b, p. 147, n° 44 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | visible on obverse: traces behind the head of Baaltars | 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: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck" | ||
References
- ^ Levante, Edoardo (1993), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France 3. Cabinet des Médailles : Cilicie, Paris, BnF, xviii + 274 p., 103 pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2018), “Overstrikes on Pamphylian and Cilician silver sigloi (5th-4th c. BC)”, in O. Tekin (ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Congress of the Anatolian Monetary History and Numismatics in the Mediterranean World, 5-8 January 2017 Antalya, Antalya, 2018, p. 131-150.
