4115 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (London Ancient Coins, 19 July 2019, 130)
From SILVER
300 - 200 | K-Y Z-I
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO 2225 - Cyzicus over Cyzicus (London Ancient Coins,19 July 2019,130).jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 52 - Cyzikus over Cyzikus overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | London Ancient Coins Ltd. Mae-an-offer List #2, July 19, 2019, lot 130 (info DMD). | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Prow of ship right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | K-Y Z-I (Greek) Bucranium in 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.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 13.7013.7 g <br />13,700 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 11, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 438, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1231 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing earring and necklace, wreath of grain ears. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KYZI (Greek) Bull left, butting. Below, monogram, or monogram and symbol, or two symbols. |
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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 10, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 436, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1230 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on earlier issue of Kyzikos (Kore/tripod, cf. SNG BnF 500–9)" | ||
References
- a b Fritze, Hans von (1917), "Die autonome kupferpragung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie", Nomisma, 10, p. 1-32, pl. I-VI.
- a b Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
- a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957
