1726 - Citium (Baalmelek) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Ebay seller Spartahelm, 11 Feb. 2018): Difference between revisions
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|Sale=Ebay seller spartahelm | |Image overstriking coin=Citium_over_Aegina_Ebay_spartahelm,_Feb._11,_2018.jpg | ||
|Image overstruck variety=Aegina 5 parts.jpg | |||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2238447&AucID=5442&Lot=855 | |||
|Sale=Ebay seller spartahelm, 11 Feb. 2018 (info D. MacDonald) | |||
|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. | |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. | ||
|Reverse legend=B'LMLK (in Aramaic) | |Reverse legend=B'LMLK (in Aramaic) | ||
|Reverse legend language=Aramaic | |||
|Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right inside dotted border within incuse square. | |Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right inside dotted border within incuse square. | ||
|Mint=Citium | |Mint=Citium | ||
|Ancient region=Cyprus | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Authority=Baalmelek II of Citium (king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c. BC) | |Authority=Baalmelek II of Citium (king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c. BC) | ||
|Date from=425 BCE | |||
|Date to=400 BCE | |||
|Period=Classical | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=11.03 | |Weight=11.03 | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=double siglos | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Standard=Persian | ||
|Coin series reference=BMC Crete, n° 35; Tziambazis 2002, n° 19; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 11 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Turtle (visible on the coin's reverse). | |Overstruck obverse description=Turtle (visible on the coin's reverse). | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square (visible on the coin's obverse : mill-sail reverse pattern). | |Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square (visible on the coin's obverse : mill-sail reverse pattern). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aegina | |Overstruck mint=Aegina | ||
|Overstruck ancient region= | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
|Overstruck date from=480 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=457 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
|Overstruck standard=Aeginetic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 6, n° 437 ; Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb | |||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows_askari.2a-c | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Level of confidence=sure | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 5 November 2023
425 BCE - 400 BCE | B'LMLK (in Aramaic)
Images
Overstriking coin
Citium_over_Aegina_Ebay_spartahelm,_Feb._11,_2018.jpg
Overstruck variety
Aegina 5 parts.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay seller spartahelm, 11 Feb. 2018 (info D. MacDonald) | |
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. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | B'LMLK (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: | Baalmelek II of Citium (king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c. BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 425 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 11.0311.03 g <br />11,030 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Crete1BMC Crete, n° 35, Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 19, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20083Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 11 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle (visible on the coin's reverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square (visible on the coin's obverse : mill-sail reverse pattern). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aegina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 457 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 64HGC 6, n° 437, Meadows (forthcoming)5Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (forthcoming), Greek coinage in the Persian Empire: The Malayer 1934 Hoard (IGCH 1790).
