3498 - Aspendus (double siglos athletes/slinger) over Salamis (Heracles/goat) (Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, 79)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1763_-_Aspendus_(didrachm_athletes-slinger).png | ||
|Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society ? | |Museum collection=New York, American Numismatic Society ? | ||
|Obverse description=Two naked athletes wrestling. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Two naked athletes wrestling. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=EΣTFEΔIIVΣ | |Reverse legend=EΣTFEΔIIVΣ | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=GREEK | ||
|Reverse description=Slinger advancing right. In right field, triskeles. All within an dotted incuse square. | |Reverse description=Slinger advancing right. In right field, triskeles. All within an dotted incuse square. | ||
|Mint=Aspendus | |Mint=Aspendus | ||
|Ancient region=Pamphylia | |Ancient region=Pamphylia | ||
| − | |Date from=420 | + | |Date from=420 bce |
| − | |Date to=410 | + | |Date to=410 BCE |
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=didrachm | |Denomination=didrachm | ||
| − | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=Destroope 2013, p. 27, n° 79, fig. 25 |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180 ; Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus_tekin_2000_series_1 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Herakles seated right (visible on obverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Herakles seated right (visible on obverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Goat lying right. | |Overstruck reverse description=Goat lying right. | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 29 July 2023
420 bce - 410 BCE | EΣTFEΔIIVΣ
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society ? | |
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Two naked athletes wrestling. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EΣTFEΔIIVΣ (GREEK) Slinger advancing right. In right field, triskeles. All within an dotted incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aspendus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pamphylia | 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. 420 bce toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 410 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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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Destroope 2013, p. 27, n° 79, fig. 25 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia1SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180, Tekin 20002Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Herakles seated right (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Goat lying right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Salamis | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | 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. 411 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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References
- ^ Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
- ^ Tekin, Oguz (2000), "Aspendian 'Wrestlers' : an iconographic approach", in: Casabonne, Olivier (ed), Mecanismes et innovations monetaires dans l'Anatolie achemenide : numismatique et histoire : actes de la table ronde internationale d'Istanbul, 22-23 mai 1997, Paris, Institut français d'etudes antoliennes d'Istanbul, p.159-169, pl. 27-28
