2323 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Soli-Pompeiopolis (Amazon/grape bunch) (Savoca, EA 40 Silver, Jan. 2020, 47)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2323

465 BCE - 430 BCE | ΕΣΤF

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1743_-_Aspendus_(stater_hoplite-triskeles).jpeg [1]

Overstruck variety

Citium Azbaal.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Savoca Coins, EA 40 Silver, 26 Jan. 2020, 47

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΕΣΤF (Greek) Triskeles of human legs within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pamphylia

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. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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: 10.5810.58 g <br />10,580 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Babelon 19011Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 855-867, SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia2SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 153-179, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien3SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4477-81, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 1-11
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus babelon 1907 855-67

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Herakles in fighting stance right, holding club and bow, with lion skin draped from neck

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Lion attacking stag right, all within pelleted square border within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Citium

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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

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

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

stater

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek_ii.bmc.29-48

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek ii.bmc.29-48

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a stater of Soloi."