2452 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (CNG, EA 440, March 2019, 173)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2452

466 BCE - 430 BCE | ΕΣΤ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1740_-_Aspendus_(didrachm_hoplite-triskeles).jpeg [1]

Overstruck variety

Aegina_5_parts.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 440, 20 March 2019, 173

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΕΣΤ (Greek) Triskeles of human legs within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pamphylia

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:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 466 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 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: 10.910.9 g <br />10,900 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Babelon 19011Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 869-70, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4482-83, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 12-13
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus babelon 1907 869-70

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Sea turtle (visible on obverse)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

visible on reverse: quadripartite incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Aegina

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Aegina

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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 457 BCE

Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

stater

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	HGC 64HGC 6, n° 435, Meadows (forthcoming)5Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows askari.2a-c

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a stater of Aegina (cf. HGC 6, 435 for type)"