2219 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Naumann, 73, Jan. 2019, 240): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2219

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

Images

Overstriking coin

Citium_over_Salamis_Naumann_(formerly_Gitbud_&_Naumann), _73, _6_Jan._2019, _240.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Amathus under Citium.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann), 73, 6 Jan. 2019, 240

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. Dotted border.

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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.1711.17 g <br />11,170 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
		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:	https://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A1166

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Lion crouching right, above, eagle flying right, between lion and eagle

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Forepart of lion right, with mouth agape

Mint and issuing power

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

Amathus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 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:

Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 2

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	nb: no mention of overstrike

References

^ Wroth, Warwick William (1886), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. X : Crete and the Aegean Islands, London, The Trustees, p. 152, pl. XXIX
a b Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
^ Zapiti, Eleni - Michaelidou, Lefki (2008), Coins of Cyprus : from the collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 329 p.

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+|Image overstriking coin=Citium_over_Salamis_Naumann_(formerly_Gitbud_&_Naumann), _73, _6_Jan._2019, _240.jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1430293&AucID=2925&Lot=240
+|Image overstruck variety=Amathus under Citium.jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1698573&AucID=3802&Lot=2078
+|Sale=Naumann (formerly Gitbud & Naumann), 73, 6 Jan. 2019, 240
 |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.
 |Reverse legend=L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
+|Reverse legend language=Aramaic
 |Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right inside dotted border within incuse square.
 |Mint=Citium
 |Ancient region=Cyprus
 |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
+|Period=Classical
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=11.17
-|Denomination=Stater
+|Denomination=double siglos
-|Standard=Persic (BMC)
+|Standard=Persian
-|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 reference=BMC Crete, p. 10-11, n° 16-18, pl. III, n° 1-4; Tziambazis 2002, n° 17; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 5
-|Overstruck mint=Salamis
+|Coin series web reference=https://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A1166
+|Overstruck obverse description=Lion crouching right; above, eagle flying right; between lion and eagle
+|Overstruck reverse description=Forepart of lion right, with mouth agape
+|Overstruck mint=Amathus
 |Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus
-|Overstruck authority=Evagoras I (king of Salamis, 411-374 BC)
+|Overstruck date from=450 BCE
-|Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Overstruck date to=435 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=double siglos
+|Overstruck standard=Persian
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Tziambazis 2002, n° 2
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
+|Remarks=nb: no mention of overstrike
 }}