21315 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (CNG, EA 451, Sept. 2019, 149)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 21315

465 BCE - 430 BCE | EΣ-T-F counterclockwise around from lower left

Images

Overstriking coin

Aspendus_21314_CNG.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Paphos eagle.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 451, 4 Sept. 2019, 149

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

EΣ-T-F counterclockwise around from lower left (Greek) Triskeles, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Aspendus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pamphylia

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:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE

Classical 480-323 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: 11.1111.11 g <br />11,110 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, Part 2, p. 526-530, n° 869-70, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4482-3, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 12-13
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus babelon 1907 869-70

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

[ ]-pa-si-[ ] (in Cypriot) above, pa-si-le (in Cypriot) below (Cypriot) Bull standing left, winged solar disk, ankh to left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Eagle flying left, ivy leaf to lower left, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Paphos

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyprus

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. 455 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	Zapiti - Michaelidou 20084Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 6
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.onasi-.bmc.41-42

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on uncertain type"