3204 - Cilicia (uncertain mint) (double siglos, Sphinx/monster) over Tarsus (satrap/archer) (Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3204

372 BCE - 332 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Cilicia_3204_Roma.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Tarsus_satrap_hoplite+.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316 = Savoca Coins "Black, Second Premium Sale", 15 Oct. 2017, 791.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the collection of D.I., Germany, purchased before 1992

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Winged sphinx, with bearded and crowned head of Persian king, seated left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Winged, bearded and horned monster crouching left.

Mint and issuing power

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

Cilicia (uncertain mint)

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:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 372 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 332 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: 10.7310.73 g <br />10,730 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.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Satrap on horseback riding right, monogram to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right, grain ear to right, all in dotted square within shallow incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Tarsus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cilicia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 385 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

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Persian

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 215-216
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tarsus casabonne 2000 f1-9

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a Satrap/Archer stater of Tarsos dated to circa 425-400 BC"

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 |Image overstriking coin=Cilicia_3204_Roma.jpg
 |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1163112&AucID=2337&Lot=316
-|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 45 (05/05/2018), no. 316 ; Savoca Coins "Black, Second Premium Sale" (15/10/2017), no. 791  ; purchased before 1992.
+|Image overstruck variety=Tarsus_satrap_hoplite+.jpg
-|Private collection=D. I. collection
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2205039&AucID=5303&Lot=182
+|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316 = Savoca Coins "Black, Second Premium Sale", 15 Oct. 2017, 791.
+|Private collection=From the collection of D.I., Germany, purchased before 1992
 |Obverse description=Winged sphinx, with bearded and crowned head of Persian king, seated left
 |Reverse description=Winged, bearded and horned monster crouching left.
-|Mint=Samaria?
+|Mint=Cilicia (uncertain mint)
-|Ancient region=Samaria
+|Ancient region=Cilicia
+|Authority=Persian Empire
+|Date from=372 BCE
+|Date to=332 BCE
+|Period=Classical
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=10.73
 |Diameter=25
-|Axis=11 h
+|Axis=11
-|Denomination=Stater
+|Denomination=double siglos
-|Overstruck obverse description=Satrap.
+|Standard=Persian
-|Overstruck reverse description=Archer.
+|Overstruck obverse description=Satrap on horseback riding right; monogram to right
+|Overstruck reverse description=Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right; grain ear to right; all in dotted square within shallow incuse square
 |Overstruck mint=Tarsus
 |Overstruck ancient region=Cilicia
-|Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Overstruck authority=Persian Empire
-|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG Levante 60
+|Overstruck date from=410 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=385 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=double siglos
+|Overstruck standard=Persian
+|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG France 2, n° 215-216
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/tarsus_casabonne_2000_f1-9
 |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional
 |Level of confidence=strong
 |Remarks="Overstruck on a Satrap/Archer stater of Tarsos dated to circa 425-400 BC"
 }}