21247 - Issus (double siglos Apollo/Heracles) over Salamis (Heracles/ram) (Heritage, Signature Sale 3102, Nov. 2022, 32161)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Issus_Heritage.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2104687&AucID=5015&Lot=32161 | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Salamis Heracles ram.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2227629&AucID=5405&Lot=340 | ||
| + | |Sale=Heritage World Coin Auctions, Dallas Signature Sale 3102, 2 Nov. 2022, 32161 | ||
| + | |Obverse legend=ΙΣΣΙ | ||
| + | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
| + | |Obverse description=Apollo standing left, holding a patera and resting against laurel tree. Border of dots. | ||
| + | |Reverse description=Herakles standing right, holding club, bow, arrow and lion’s skin. In upper left field, wreath. In lower field right, ankh. | ||
|Mint=Issus | |Mint=Issus | ||
|Ancient region=Cilicia | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
|Authority=Persian Empire | |Authority=Persian Empire | ||
| + | |Date from=410 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=390 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=9.94 | |Weight=9.94 | ||
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|Denomination=double siglos | |Denomination=double siglos | ||
|Standard=Persian | |Standard=Persian | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/issus_brindley_group_3 | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse legend='e-u-wa-ko-ro' in Cypriot script before | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse legend language=Cypriot | ||
| + | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend=Cypriot script legend reading 'pa-si-le-wo-se' | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse legend language=Cypriot | ||
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Ram with long horns and beard lying to right on dotted ground line, barley-grain above, EY around. | ||
| + | |Overstruck mint=Salamis | ||
| + | |Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | ||
| + | |Overstruck date from=411 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=374 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 6 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/salamis_cyprus.euagoras_i.markou.2011.193-194 | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and spread | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="Overstruck on a Cypriot stater of Evagoras I with much of the undertype obverse remaining" | |Remarks="Overstruck on a Cypriot stater of Evagoras I with much of the undertype obverse remaining" | ||
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Revision as of 17:28, 13 August 2023
410 BCE - 390 BCEΙΣΣΙ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage World Coin Auctions, Dallas Signature Sale 3102, 2 Nov. 2022, 32161 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΙΣΣΙ (Greek) Apollo standing left, holding a patera and resting against laurel tree. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Herakles standing right, holding club, bow, arrow and lion’s skin. In upper left field, wreath. In lower field right, ankh. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Issus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 390 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: 9.949.94 g <br />9,940 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.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | 'e-u-wa-ko-ro' in Cypriot script before (Cypriot) Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Cypriot script legend reading 'pa-si-le-wo-se' (Cypriot) Ram with long horns and beard lying to right on dotted ground line, barley-grain above, EY around. |
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 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 374 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: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Zapiti - Michaelidou 20081Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 6 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Cypriot stater of Evagoras I with much of the undertype obverse remaining" | ||
References
- ^ Zapiti, Eleni - Michaelidou, Lefki (2008), Coins of Cyprus : from the collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 329 p.
