2338 - Aspendus (double siglos athletes/slinger) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (Karaman hoard, IGCH 1244)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=SO_1762_-_Aspendus_(didrachm_athletes-slinger).png | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=1762_Citium_Heracles-lion.png | ||
|Archaeological context=Karaman hoard – IGCH 1244 | |Archaeological context=Karaman hoard – IGCH 1244 | ||
|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 | + | |Authority=Persian Empire |
| − | |Date to=410 | + | |Date from=420 BCE |
| + | |Date to=410 BCE | ||
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=10.77 | |Weight=10.77 | ||
| − | |Axis=3 | + | |Axis=3 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=double siglos |
| − | |Coin reference=SNG von Post 342 ; | + | |Standard=Persian |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin reference=SNG von Post, n° 342 ; Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, n° 79, fig. 24; Callataÿ 2018b, p. 138, n° 3 |
| + | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180 ; Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1; SNG von Post, n° 342 ; Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, n° 79, fig. 24; Callataÿ 2018b, p. 138, n° 3 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aspendus_tekin_2000_series_1 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Herakles standing right, raising club and holding bow and arrows (visible on obverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Herakles standing right, raising club and holding bow and arrows (visible on obverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Lion bringing down stag right. Dotted incuse square (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Lion bringing down stag right. Dotted incuse square (visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck mint=Citium | |Overstruck mint=Citium | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | |Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date from=479 BCE |
| + | |Overstruck date to=370 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Babelon 1893, 647-669 or 670-677 or 678-689 or 691-694 ; BMC Cyprus, n° 10-28 or 29-48 or 71 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek_ii.bmc.29-48 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek_ii.babelon.1893.678-689 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalmelek_ii.babelon.1893.690-694 ; https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/citium.baalram.bmc.71 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:54, 14 August 2023
420 BCE - 410 BCE | EΣTFEΔIIVΣ
Images
Overstriking coin
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SO_1762_-_Aspendus_(didrachm_athletes-slinger).png
Overstruck variety
1762_Citium_Heracles-lion.png
Location/history
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Karaman hoard – IGCH 1244 |
Overstriking coin
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: | Persian Empire |
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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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.7710.77 g <br />10,770 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | SNG von Post, n° 342, Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, n° 79, fig. 24, Callataÿ 2018b, p. 138, n° 3 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia1SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 180, Tekin 20002Tekin 2000, p. 159-169, Series 1, SNG von Post3SNG von Post, n° 342, Destrooper-Georgiades 20134Destrooper-Georgiades 2013, p. 27, n° 79, fig. 24, Callataÿ 2018b5Callataÿ 2018b, p. 138, n° 3 |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Herakles standing right, raising club and holding bow and arrows (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion bringing down stag right. Dotted incuse square (visible on reverse) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Citium | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | 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. 479 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 370 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: | Babelon 18936Babelon 1893, 647-669 or 670-677 or 678-689 or 691-694, BMC Cyprus7BMC Cyprus, n° 10-28 or 29-48 or 71 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
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
- ^ Boehringer, Christof (1995), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. Sweden I:2 : Sammlung Eric von Post, Stockholm, Kungl. Myntkabinettet, p. 76, pl. 33.
- ^ Destrooper-Georgiades, A. (2013), "Monnaies chypriotes surfrappées des cités-royaumes," in Demetrios Michaelides (ed.), Epigraphy, numismatics, prosopography and History of Ancient Cyprus. Papers in honour of Ino Nicolaou, Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology and Literature PB 179, Uppsala, p. 9-40.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2018), “Overstrikes on Pamphylian and Cilician silver sigloi (5th-4th c. BC)”, in O. Tekin (ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Congress of the Anatolian Monetary History and Numismatics in the Mediterranean World, 5-8 January 2017 Antalya, Antalya, 2018, p. 131-150.
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1893), Les Perses achéménides, les satrapes et les dynastes tributaires de leur empire : Chypre & Phénicie, Paris, C. Rollin et Feuardent, p. 412, pl. 39.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1904), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol XX : Cyprus, London, cxliv, 119 p., xxvi pl.,
