2559 - Tarsus (double siglos female head/bearded head) over Side (Athena/Apollo) (New York, ANS, SNG Berry 1295): Difference between revisions
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|Mint=Tarsus | |Mint=Tarsus | ||
|Ancient region=Cilicia | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
|Authority=Persian Empire; Tarkumuwa ( | |Authority=Persian Empire; Tarkumuwa (i.e. Damates?, satrap in Achaemenid Cappadocia, 380-362 BC) | ||
|Date from=378 BCE | |Date from=378 BCE | ||
|Date to=362 BCE | |Date to=362 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck denomination=double siglos | |Overstruck denomination=double siglos | ||
|Overstruck standard=Persian | |Overstruck standard=Persian | ||
|Coin series reference overstruck=SNG France 3, n° 639–640 | |Coin series reference overstruck=Atlan 1967; SNG France 3, n° 639–640 | ||
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/side_atlan_1967_v.50-74 | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/side_atlan_1967_v.50-74 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
Latest revision as of 08:15, 17 August 2023
378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)
Images
Overstriking coin
Tarsus_2559_Berry.jpg
Overstruck variety
Side_Athena_Apollo.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, ANS, SNG Berry 1295 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | SNG Berry, n° 1295 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Bearded head right (Ares), wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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, Tarkumuwa (i.e. Damates?, satrap in Achaemenid Cappadocia, 380-362 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 378 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 362 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: 10.6510.65 g <br />10,650 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | SNG Berry 1295, Callataÿ 2000, 109, Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 39 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Moysey 19861Moysey 1986, O12, Callataÿ 20002Callataÿ 2000, 109, Callataÿ 2018b3Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 39 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots (visible on obverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Apollo standing left (visible on reverse). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Side | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pamphylia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 BCE | Classical 480-323 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: | Atlan 19674Atlan 1967, SNG France 35SNG France 3, n° 639–640 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Side (“traces of the standing Athena with pomegranate to the left are visible on the obverse”)" | ||
