21437 - Paphos (double siglos bull/eagle) over Aegina (tortoise/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 79, Jan 2021, 380)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 21437

| 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around;

Images

Overstriking coin

Paphos_21437_Roma.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Aegina 5 parts.jpg

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 79, 14 Jan. 2021, lot 380. From the inventory of a German dealer.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull standing to left, winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around; (Cypriot) Eagle standing to left, one-handled vase to left, all within dotted square in incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Paphos

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:

Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c BC)

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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.0611.06 g <br />11,060 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Tziambazis 20021Tziambazis 2002, n° 7, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20082Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.pnu.bmc.14-16

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

Modern countryModern country:

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. 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:

stater

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on a stater of Aegina"