2495 - Tarsus (double siglos Baaltars/lion and bull) over Aspendus (wrestlers/slinger) (CNG, EA 373, April 2016, 160): Difference between revisions

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2495

361 BCE - 334 BCEB'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) | MZDI (in Aramaic characters)

Images

Overstriking coin

Tarsus_2495_CNG.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Aspendos.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 373, 20 Apr. 2016, 160
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Byron Schieber collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

B'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Baaltars seated left, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

MZDI (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Lion attacking bull left. 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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.6510.65 g <br />10,650 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.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 43	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 330, Callataÿ 2018b2Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 43
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mazaeus satrap tarsus newell 1920 1

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Wrestlers.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

slinger (visible on obverse: last two letters of ethnic and edge of dotted square border)

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Pamphylia

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. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 360 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 Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia3SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180, Tekin 20004Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus tekin 2000 series 1

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a stater of Aspendos; last two letters of ethnic and edge of dotted square border visible on obverse"

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.
^ Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
^ Tekin, Oguz (2000), "Aspendian 'Wrestlers' : an iconographic approach", in: Casabonne, Olivier (ed), Mecanismes et innovations monetaires dans l'Anatolie achemenide : numismatique et histoire : actes de la table ronde internationale d'Istanbul, 22-23 mai 1997, Paris, Institut français d'etudes antoliennes d'Istanbul, p.159-169, pl. 27-28

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+|Image overstriking coin=Tarsus_2495_CNG.jpg
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=890047&AucID=1681&Lot=160
+|Image overstruck variety=Aspendos.jpg
+|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 373, 20 Apr. 2016, 160
 |Private collection=Byron Schieber collection
 |Obverse legend=B'LTRZ (Aramaic characters)
+|Obverse legend language=Aramaic
 |Obverse description=Baaltars seated left, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter. Border of dots.
 |Reverse legend=MZDI (in Aramaic characters)
+|Reverse legend language=Aramaic
 |Reverse description=Lion attacking bull left. Border of dots.
 |Mint=Tarsus
 |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=10.65
 |Diameter=24
-|Axis=2 h
+|Axis=2
-|Denomination=didrachm
+|Denomination=double siglos
+|Standard=Persian
+|Coin reference=Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 43
+|Coin series reference=SNG France 2, n° 330; Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 43
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mazaeus_satrap_tarsus_newell_1920_1
 |Overstruck obverse description=Wrestlers.
 |Overstruck reverse description=slinger (visible on obverse: last two letters of ethnic and edge of dotted square border)
 |Overstruck mint=Aspendus
 |Overstruck ancient region=Pamphylia
-|Overstruck date from=385
+|Overstruck authority=Persian Empire
+|Overstruck date from=420 BCE
+|Overstruck date to=360 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=double siglos
+|Overstruck standard=Persian
+|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180 ; Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus_tekin_2000_series_1
+|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread
+|Level of confidence=sure
+|Remarks="Overstruck on a stater of Aspendos; last two letters of ethnic and edge of dotted square border visible on obverse"
 }}