3204 - Cilicia (uncertain mint) (double siglos, Sphinx/monster) over Tarsus (satrap/archer) (Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316)
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 45 (05/05/2018), no. 316 ; Savoca Coins "Black, Second Premium Sale" (15/10/2017), no. 791 ; purchased before 1992. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. I. collection |
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.: | Samaria? | Ancient regionAncient region. | Samaria | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | 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.: Stater | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Satrap. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Archer. |
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: |
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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater 
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Levante 601SNG Levante 60 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ SNG Levante 60
