3204 - Cilicia (uncertain mint) (double siglos, Sphinx/monster) over Tarsus (satrap/archer) (Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316)
From SILVER
372 BCE - 332 BCE
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the collection of D.I., Germany, purchased before 1992 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Winged sphinx, with bearded and crowned head of Persian king, seated left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Winged, bearded and horned monster crouching left. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cilicia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 372 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 332 BCE | 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: 10.7310.73 g <br />10,730 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Satrap on horseback riding right, monogram to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right, grain ear to right, all in dotted square within shallow incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cilicia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 385 BCE | 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: | double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 215-216 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Satrap/Archer stater of Tarsos dated to circa 425-400 BC" | ||
References
- ^ Levante, Edoardo (1993), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France 3. Cabinet des Médailles : Cilicie, Paris, BnF, xviii + 274 p., 103 pl.
