380 BCE - 370 BCE | ΝΑΓΙΔΕΩΝ
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Gorny & Mosch, 241, 10 Oct. 2015, 1581 = Numismatica Genevensis, 7, 2012, 93
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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Dr. Herbert Cahn
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Aphrodite seated left, holding patera over altar. To her left, Nike. Border of dots.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΝΑΓΙΔΕΩΝ (Greek) Dionysos Linaios standing left, holding bunch of grapes and resting on thyrsus. In the upper left field, monogram.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Nagidus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Cilicia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Persian Empire
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 380 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 370 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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: 10.7710.77 g <br />10,770 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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StandardStandard.: Persian
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Youthful nude rider holding the reins with his left hand and a goad in his right, seated sideways on horse prancing to right, preparing to jump off and run alongside the horse.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΚΕΛΕΝ (Greek) Goat kneeling right, head reverted.
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 425 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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double siglos
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and spread
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"likely to have been overstruck on Kelenderis, c. 425-400 BC (obv.: youthful nude rider holding the reins with his left hand and a goad in his right, seated sideways on horse prancing to right, preparing to jump off and run alongside the horse; rev. KEΛEN. Goat kneeling to r., head turned to l.)"
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