1894 - Paphos (double siglos bull/eagle) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 32, Jan. 2017, 495)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1894

470 - 430 | pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot)

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma EA 32 (07/01/2017), no. 495.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	German collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull standing left. Above, winged solar disk. In right field, ankh. In exergue, palmette ornament.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot) Eagle standing left. In left field, one-handled vase. All within dotted square in incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Paphos (BMC)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country:

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. 470 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430

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: 10.8810.88 g <br />10,880 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.: 1 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

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. 26, A. Destrooper-Georgiades. “Le monnaies frappées à Paphos (Chypre) durant la deuxième moitié du Ve siècle et leur apport à l’histoire de l’île” in Proceedings of the 12th International Numismatic Congress (Berlin 2000)2A. Destrooper-Georgiades. “Le monnaies frappées à Paphos (Chypre) durant la deuxième moitié du Ve siècle et leur apport à l’histoire de l’île” in Proceedings of the 12th International Numismatic Congress (Berlin 2000), no. 15, G. F. Hill3G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 38, no. 17

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

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periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

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Additional data

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