2071 - Idalium (double siglos Sphinx/incuse square) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (lion/bull) (IGCH 1242 - Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, 11)
From SILVER
500 - 480
Images
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | IGCH 1272, Larnaca (Kition) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sphinx lying or seated right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Idalium | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyprus | 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. 500 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 | 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: 10.6810.68 g <br />10,680 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater | |
| StandardStandard.: Persic | |||
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. 19, no. 11. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | G. F. Hill1G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 24, no. 1-4 (pl. V) |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of bull right within incuse square. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of lion left. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: | 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
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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