2104 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain type (Heritage, Signature Sale, 3051, Jan. 2017, 30082)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2104

330 - 270

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Heritage, Signature Sale 3051 (08/01/2017), no. 30082; Atlas Numismatics (Brooklyn), ebay seller (04/2007)
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Brünn Collection (property of Dr. Ludek Vostal); A. Picek Collection, originally obtained in Italy prior during World War I

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree, raising her veil with right hand, left arm holding eagle with spread wings in her lap. Below her, bull's head to left. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Bull right, head reverted. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Gortyn

Ancient regionAncient region.

Crete

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 330 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: 11.3911.39 g <br />11,390 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.: 3 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

J. N. Svoronos1J. N. Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île, Bonn, 1972 (1st ed. 1890), p. 168, 84 and pl. XV, 7 (same obverse die)., G. Le Rider2G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1966,

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:
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