1808 - Salamis (double silgos ram/ankh) over Citium (Heracles/lion & stag) (CNG, EA 165, May 2007, 51)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1808

500 - 480(Cypriot syllabic) | (Cypriot syllabic)

Images

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group EA 165 (30/05/2007), no. 51.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

(Cypriot syllabic) Ram lying left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(Cypriot syllabic) Ankh in incuse square with florets in corners.

Mint and issuing power

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

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

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:

Gorgus (king of Salamis)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 500 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.0911.09 g <br />11,090 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: siglos
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

G. F. Hill1G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 50, no. 26 (pl. X, 4).

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

unidentified type with figure running right holding aloft an uncertain object, possibly a Herakles

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

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:

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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