3573 - Pergamum (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over cistophoric tetradrachm (CNG, MBS 60, May 2002, 683)
From SILVER
76 - 67 | City monogram
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 60, 22 May 2002, 683. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | City monogram (Greek) Bow-case flanked by two snakes. Above, MOΣ and a monogram. In the field, snake entwined thyrsos. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pergamum | 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. 76 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 | 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.2712.27 g <br />12,270 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Cistophorus | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=8170&AucID=20&Lot=683 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Kleiner 19781Kleiner 1978 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake emerges. All within wreath of ivy with berries. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | City monogram Bow-case flanked by two snakes. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Pergamum | 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | cistophorus
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on an earlier cistophoric tetradrachm" | ||
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. (1978), "Hoard evidence and the late Cistophori of Pergamum", American Numismatic Society. Museum Notes, 23, p. 77-105.
