2063 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Cyrene (silphium/Ammon) (Rauch & Aufhäuser, 18, Oct. 2004, 118)
From SILVER
330 - 270
Images
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Rauch & Aufhäuser 18 (05/10/2004), no. 118 | |
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | IGCH 152 (Phaistos 1953), no. 84 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female godess, nude to the waist, seated three quarters right in tree, resting head on left hand | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, head reverted. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | 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 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 | 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.6611.66 g <br />11,660 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècles av. J.-C., Paris, 1966, p. 66, no. 22i, pl. XIV, no. 15. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | G. Le Rider1G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1966, |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus-Ammon (visible on reverse: horn) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Silphium (visible on obverse: umbel?) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyrene? | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyrenaica | 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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References
- ^ G. Le Rider
