2104 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain type (Heritage, Signature Sale, 3051, Jan. 2017, 30082): Difference between revisions
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330 BCE - 270 BCE
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage, Signature Sale 3051, 08 January 2017, 30082 ; Atlas Numismatics (Brooklyn), ebay seller April 2007 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Brünn Collection (property of Dr. Ludek Vostal); A. Picek Collection, originally obtained in Italy prior during World War I |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree, raising her veil with right hand, left arm holding eagle with spread wings in her lap. Below her, bull's head to left. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, head reverted. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyna | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 11.3911.39 g <br />11,390 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, p. 168, 84 and pl. XV, 7 (same obverse die)., Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 78, n° 59-64 and pl. XVIII n° 19-21, XIX n° 1 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | 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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
