1938 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over Amphipolis (First Macedon) (Artemis/club) (London, BM, BMC, 145)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1938

114 - 112 | ΕΦΕ

Images

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, GC16p63-145

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΕΦΕ Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow. To upper left, K. To right, head of Artemis right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Ephesus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Ionia

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 114 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 112

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: 12.5512.55 g <br />12,550 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophorus	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
		StandardStandard.: Cistophoric

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Fr. S. Kleiner, "The dated cistophori of Ephesus", Museum Notes (American Numismatic Society) 18 (1972), p. 17-32 (series I-b, pl. XI, i), BMC Greek (Ionia) / Catalogue of the Greek coins of Ionia, p.63, no. 145

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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

Macedon

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province), Roman province of Macedonia

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

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

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