23265 - Cyprus (uncertain mint) (double siglos ram/laurel branch) over Side (pomegranate/Athena) (New York, ANS, 1951.18.3)
From SILVER
465 BCE - 440 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, ANS, 1951.18.3 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ram walking left, upon which an ankh symbol is superimposed | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Laurel branch with bud at top, and a leaf and fruit on each side, anchor to left, Ξ and ankh-like symbol to right, all in dotted square within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cyprus (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 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: 10.9110.91 g <br />10,910 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.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 25, n° 23 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Zapiti - Michaelidou 20081Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 2 var., Destrooper-Georgiades 20132Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 25, n° 23 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pomegranate, with dolphin to left below | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Helmeted head of Athena to right within incuse square |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 479 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 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 von Aulock Pamphylien3SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4765, Atlan 19674Atlan 1967, IV.34-44, SNG France 35SNG France 3, n° 628 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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