2271 - Chersonesus (stater Britomartis/Heracles) over Myriandrus (Baaltars/lion) (Paris, BnF, R 1316): Difference between revisions
From SILVER
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
|Standard=Aeginetic | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
|Coin reference=Le Rider 1960, p. 8, n° 2, pl. 1 (https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb418137465) | |Coin reference=Le Rider 1960, p. 8, n° 2, pl. 1 (https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb418137465) | ||
|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, 6; Babelon 1901-1932, | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, 6; Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, pl. CXIV. n° 16 ; Le Rider 1960, p. 8, n° 2, pl. 1; Le Rider 1966, pl. XXVII n° 25 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/chersonesus_svoronos_1890_2-7 | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/chersonesus_svoronos_1890_2-7 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Baaltars seated left, holding lotus tipped sceptre in right hand; club to left (visible: Baaltars seated) | |Overstruck obverse description=Baaltars seated left, holding lotus tipped sceptre in right hand; club to left (visible: Baaltars seated) | ||
Latest revision as of 10:07, 16 May 2024
330 BCE - 270 BCE | ΧΕΡΣΟ
_over_Myriandrus.png)
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, R 1316 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female head (Britomartis?) left. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΧΕΡΣΟ (Greek) Herakles walking left, naked, holding Nemean scalp and club. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Chersonesus (Crete) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 10.6110.61 g <br />10,610 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Le Rider 1960, p. 8, n° 2, pl. 1 (https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb418137465) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, 6, Babelon 1901-19322Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, pl. CXIV. n° 16, Le Rider 19603Le Rider 1960, p. 8, n° 2, pl. 1, Le Rider 19664Le Rider 1966, pl. XXVII n° 25 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Baaltars seated left, holding lotus tipped sceptre in right hand, club to left (visible: Baaltars seated) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Aramaic MZDY above (Aramaic) Lion standing left, Aramaic M in exergue (visible: lion walking left and star) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Myriandrus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cilicia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mazday, 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.. 332 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: | Persic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Newell 19195Newell 1919, p. 1-42 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | Could be Tarsus as well | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1960), "Monnaies grecques acquises par le Cabinet des Médailles en 1959", Revue Numismatique 6 (3), p. 7-35, pl. 1-3.
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
- ^ Newell, Edward T. (1919), "Myriandros - Alexandria Kat'Isson", AJN 53 (2), p. 1-42, pl. 1-2.
