2523 - Teos (stater griffin/incuse square) over Aegina (turtle/windmill) (Hess-Divo 335, Dec. 2018, 47)
From SILVER
520 BCE - 500 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Teos_over_Aegina_Hess-Divo_47.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Aegina 5 parts.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Hess-Divo 335, 06 Dec. 2018, 47 ; Bank Leu AG, Zurich 13, 1975, 244 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Abou Tam family collection ; Von Aulock collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Teos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | 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. 520 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 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: 11.6311.63 g <br />11,630 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Balcer 1968 n°25,4a, SNG Von Aulock, n° 2251 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square (visible on reverse) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aegina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Aegina | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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.. | 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: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | |||
| 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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