2243 - Xanthus (Artumpara) (didrachm - lion/Athena) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 354, July 2015, 184)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2243

380 BCE - 370 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

2243_-_Xanthus_(Artumpara)_(didrachm_lion-Athena).jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 354, 1 July 2015, 184.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Forepart of lion right. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Below, diskeles. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Xanthus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lycia

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:

Artumpara (dynast of Lycia c. 380-370 BCE)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 370 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: 8.48.4 g <br />8,400 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG von Aulock Lykien1SNG von Aulock Lykien, n° 4183
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/artumpara lycia sng von aulock 4183

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

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:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type"