2071 - Idalium (double siglos Sphinx/incuse square) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (lion/bull) (IGCH 1242 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 11): Difference between revisions
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|Archaeological context=IGCH 1272, Larnaca (Kition) | |Image overstriking coin=Idalium_over_uncertain_IGCH_1272.jpg | ||
|Obverse description=Sphinx | |Image overstruck variety=Cyprus_uncertain.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1160755&AucID=2334&Lot=323 | |||
|Archaeological context=IGCH 1272, Larnaca (Kition) | |||
|Obverse description=Sphinx seated to right, raising forepaw; palmettes below | |||
|Reverse description=Incuse square. | |Reverse description=Incuse square. | ||
|Mint=Idalium | |Mint=Idalium | ||
|Ancient region=Cyprus | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Date from=500 | |Date from=500 BCE | ||
|Date to=480 | |Date to=480 BCE | ||
|Period=Archaic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=10.68 | |Weight=10.68 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=double siglos | ||
|Standard= | |Standard=Persian | ||
|Coin reference= | |Coin reference=Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 19, n° 11 | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=BMC Cyprus, p. 24, n° 1-4 (pl. V); Tziambazis 2002, 40; Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 19, n° 11 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/idalium.bmc.1-4 | ||
|Overstruck reverse description= | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of lion r., with open jaws | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Bull's head l., within incuse square | |||
|Overstruck mint=Cyprus (uncertain mint) | |||
|Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | |Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Overstruck date from=515 BCE | |||
|Overstruck date to=485 BCE | |||
|Overstruck period=Archaic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=double siglos | |||
|Overstruck standard=Persian | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Tziambazis 2002, 147 var. | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 7 November 2023
500 BCE - 480 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Idalium_over_uncertain_IGCH_1272.jpg
Overstruck variety
Cyprus_uncertain.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | IGCH 1272, Larnaca (Kition) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sphinx seated to right, raising forepaw, palmettes below | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Idalium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyprus | 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.6810.68 g <br />10,680 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 19, n° 11 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Cyprus1BMC Cyprus, p. 24, n° 1-4 (pl. V), Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, 40, Destrooper-Georgiades 20133Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 19, n° 11 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of lion r., with open jaws | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull's head l., within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyprus (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 515 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 485 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, 147 var. |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1904), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol XX : Cyprus, London, cxliv, 119 p., xxvi pl.,
- a b Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
- ^ Destrooper-Georgiades, A. (2013), "Monnaies chypriotes surfrappées des cités-royaumes," in Demetrios Michaelides (ed.), Epigraphy, numismatics, prosopography and History of Ancient Cyprus. Papers in honour of Ino Nicolaou, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature PB 179, Uppsala, p. 9-40.
