2303 - Ephesus (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over uncertain type (Gorny & Mosch, 108, Apr. 2001, 1246)
From SILVER
140 BCE - 137 BCE | ΕΦΕ
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gorny & Mosch, 108, 3 Apr. 2001, 1246 = Gorny & Mosch, 15 Oct. 2002, 1434 | |
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: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 140 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 137 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: 12.6212.62 g <br />12,620 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Cistophoric tetradrachm | |
| StandardStandard.: Cistophoric | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Carbone 20201Carbone 2020 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | 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 | 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: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "überprägungsspuren" | ||
References
- ^ Carbone, Lucia Francesca (2020), Hidden Power. Late Cistophoric Production and the Organization of Provincia Asia (128-89 BC), Numismatic Studies 42, New York, 266 p., 140 pl.
