2126 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (Roma Numismatics, EA 46, June 2018, 282): Difference between revisions
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|Overstruck denomination=double siglos | |Overstruck denomination=double siglos | ||
|Overstruck standard=Persian | |Overstruck standard=Persian | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Tziambazis 2002, n° 7; Zapiti | |Coin series reference overstruck=Tziambazis 2002, n° 7; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=http://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A5001 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=http://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A5001 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 6 November 2023
449 BCE - 425 BCE | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roman Numismatics, EA 46, 5 June 2018, 282 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | "From a private German collection" |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | 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. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) (Aramaic) Lion attacking stag crouching right inside dotted border 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  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: 11.0211.02 g <br />11,020 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> |
| 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, 17, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20083Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, 5 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull standing left, winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Cypriot) Eagle standing left, one-handled vase to left, Basi Stasa in Cypriot around, all within dotted square in 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: | Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c 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.. 400 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 7, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20083Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | Overstruck on a stater of Paphos | ||
