2495 - Tarsus (double siglos Baaltars/lion and bull) over Aspendus (wrestlers/slinger) (CNG, EA 373, April 2016, 160)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2495

361 BCE - 334 BCEB'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) | MZDI (in Aramaic characters)

Images

Overstriking coin

Tarsus_2495_CNG.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Aspendos.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 373, 20 Apr. 2016, 160
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Byron Schieber collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

B'LTRZ (Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Baaltars seated left, holding eagle, grain ear, grapes, and scepter. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

MZDI (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Lion attacking bull left. 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:

Mazaeus (satrap of Cicilia, Transeuphratene and Babylonia, c. 350-328 BC), Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 361 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 334 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: 10.6510.65 g <br />10,650 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.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 43	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 330, Callataÿ 2018b2Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 43
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mazaeus satrap tarsus newell 1920 1

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Wrestlers.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

slinger (visible on obverse: last two letters of ethnic and edge of dotted square border)

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

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. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 360 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

double siglos

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Persian

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia3SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180, Tekin 20004Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus tekin 2000 series 1

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on a stater of Aspendos; last two letters of ethnic and edge of dotted square border visible on obverse"