2061 - Salamis (Evagoras) (double siglos Heracles/ram) over Salamis (ram/ankh) (Vecchi, 16, Oct. 1999, 273)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2061

411 - 373"e-u-wa-ko-ro" : Cypriot syllabic; ie. "of Evagoras" | "pa-si-le-wo-se EY A" ; in combined Cypriot syllabic and Greek letters

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Iralo Vecchi 16 (10/1999), no. 273.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

"e-u-wa-ko-ro" : Cypriot syllabic; ie. "of Evagoras" Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress. Linear border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

"pa-si-le-wo-se EY A" ; in combined Cypriot syllabic and Greek letters Goat lying right. Above, ear of grain. Linear border.

Mint and issuing power

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

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

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:

Evagoras I (king of Salamis, 411-374 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 411 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 373

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.5510.55 g <br />10,550 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: siglos
		StandardStandard.: Persic (BMC)

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

A. Destrooper-Georgiades, "Monnaies chypriotes surfrappées des cités-royaumes", in D. 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, 2013, p. 18, no. 7.

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals1SNG Copenhagen/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Royal Collection of coins and medals, Danish National Museum (43 vols), 1942-1979, no. 47, G. F. Hill2G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 57, no. 55 (pl. XI, 17)

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ram lying left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Ankh within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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

References

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Additional data

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