3880 - Panticapaeum (AE Satyr/bow-arrow) over Panticapaeum (satyr/lion) (ebay seller Forumancientcoins, GB68491)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3880

304 BCE - 250 BCE | ΠΑΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 614 - Panticapaeum (AE Satyr-bow-arrow) over Panticapaeum.jpg

Overstruck variety

Panticapaeum satyr lion (overstruck).jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Ebay Forumancientcoins, no. GB68491.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Satyr left, wearing ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΑΝ (Greek) Bow and arrow.

Mint and issuing power

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

Panticapaeum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bosporus

Modern countryModern country: Russia (Crimea)

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. 304 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.87.8 g <br />7,800 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination C	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).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, n° 894-905., SNG Stancomb2SNG Stancomb, n° 560-3., MacDonald 20053MacDonald 2005, n° 116/1, SNG Pushkin I4SNG Pushkin I, n° 949-1027, HGC 75HGC 7, n° 123
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/panticapaeum.macdonald.2005.116

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of satyr left, wearing ivy wreath. Countermark: Bow in bowcase.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Π - Α - Ν (Greek) Head of lion left, below, fish left. Countermark: Eight-pointed star in circle.

Mint and issuing power

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

Panticapaeum

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Bosporus

Modern countryModern country: Russia (Crimea)

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. 310 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 304 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Anokhin 19866Anokhin 1986, n° 130 (countermarks), SNG Stancomb2SNG Stancomb, n° 555 (countermarks), SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, n° 886 (countermarks), SNG Pushkin7SNG Pushkin, n° 909 (countermarks)

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/panticapaeum.macdonald.2005.70