1930 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over Amphipolis (First Macedon) (Artemis/club) (Lanz, 125, Nov. 2005, 362)
From SILVER
114 BCE - 112 bCE | ΕΦΕ
Images
Overstriking coin
Ephesus_1433_Lanz.jpg
Overstruck variety
Macedonia First meris.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 72, 14 June 2006, 729 = Lanz, 125, 28 Novw. 2005, 362 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΦΕ (Greek) Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, strap right, containing strung bow. To upper left, K. To right, head of Artemis right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ephesus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 114 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 112 bCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.5912.59 g <br />12,590 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophorus
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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. |
| StandardStandard.: Cistophoric | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG von Aulock/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum1SNG von Aulock/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Sammlung Hans Von Aulock (4 vols.), Berlin, 1957-1967, no. 7833. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | (visible: thunderbolt and M) | 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 | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Macedonia First Meris (Roman Province), Roman province of Macedonia |
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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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