2373 - Tarsus (double siglos female head/bearded head) over Side (Athena/Apollo) (Nomos, Obolos, 5, June 2016, 423)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2373

378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)

Images

Overstriking coin

Tarsus_2373_Obolos.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Side Athena Apollo.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Nomos, Obolos 5, 26 June 2016, 423

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. 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:

Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia, Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 378 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 362 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: 10.410.4 g <br />10,400 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.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Callataÿ 2018b, p. 145, n° 36	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Moysey 19861Moysey 1986, O12, Callataÿ 20002Callataÿ 2000, 109, Callataÿ 2018b3Callataÿ 2018b, p. 145, n° 36
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/pharnabazus satrap tarsus moysey 1986 3

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots (visible on obverse).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Apollo standing left (visible on reverse).

Mint and issuing power

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

Side

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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 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 France 34SNG France 3, n° 639–640
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/side atlan 1967 v.50-74

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Traces of overstriking"