2559 - Tarsus (double siglos female head/bearded head) over Side (Athena/Apollo) (New York, ANS, SNG Berry 1295)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2559

378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)

Images

Overstriking coin

Tarsus_2559_Berry.jpg

Overstruck variety

Side_Athena_Apollo.jpg [1]

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, ANS, SNG Berry 1295
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	SNG Berry, n° 1295

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Bearded head right (Ares), wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Tarsus

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, Tarkumuwa (i.e. Damates?, satrap in Achaemenid Cappadocia, 380-362 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 378 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 362 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.6510.65 g <br />10,650 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	SNG Berry 1295, Callataÿ 2000, 109, Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 39	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Moysey 19861Moysey 1986, O12, Callataÿ 20002Callataÿ 2000, 109, Callataÿ 2018b3Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 39
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/pharnabazus satrap tarsus moysey 1986 3

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots (visible on obverse).

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Apollo standing left (visible on reverse).

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Side

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Pamphylia

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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

double siglos

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Persian

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Atlan 19674Atlan 1967, SNG France 35SNG France 3, n° 639–640
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/side atlan 1967 v.50-74

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on Side (“traces of the standing Athena with pomegranate to the left are visible on the obverse”)"