22307 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, 1966.453.2417)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 22307

320 BCE - 300 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Phaestus_over_Corinth_Paris,_BnF,_Delepierre.jpg [1], [0]

Overstruck variety

Aegina 5 parts.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, 1966.453.2417
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Jean and Marie Delepierre coll.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Herakles standing facing, holding club and bow, preparing to strike serpent to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Bull standing right within wreath of olive leaves

Mint and issuing power

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

Phaestus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Crete

Modern countryModern country: Crete

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 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: 11.4011.4 g <br />11,400 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, 46, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, Carbone 20223Carbone 2022, n° 11-28, 32, 44-49, 54-56 and 66-95
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://www.greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaestus carbone 2016 11-28 32 44-49 54-56 66-95

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Turtle

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Aegina

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Attica

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. 456 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 351 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:

stater

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Aeginetic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.bmc.pl.xxiv.12

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: