1484 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (Roma Numismatics, EA 94, Feb. 2022, 364)
From SILVER
300 - 200 | K-Y Z-I
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, e-Sale 94, 24 Feb. 2022, 364 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the inventory of a UK dealer |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Prow to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | K-Y Z-I (Greek) Boukranion, all within oak wreath |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cyzikus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mysia | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.2516.25 g <br />16,250 mg <br /> | 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).: 3030 mm <br />3 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1967809&AucID=4656&Lot=364 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Paris Mysia1 , von Fritze III2 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Kore Soteira with sphendone r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KYZI (Greek) Sacrified bull l. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyzikus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Mysia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 300 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Paris Mysia1 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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