21461 - Paphos (double siglos bull/eagle) over Aegina (tortoise/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, EA 41, Dec. 2017, 346)
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|Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 41, 2 Dec. 2017, 346 | |Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 41, 2 Dec. 2017, 346 | ||
|Private collection=From a private German collection | |Private collection=From a private German collection | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Bull standing to left; winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue | ||
+ | |Reverse legend='pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Cypriot | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Eagle standing to left; one-handled vase to left, all within dotted square in incuse square | ||
+ | |Mint=Paphos | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
+ | |Authority=Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c BC) | ||
+ | |Date from=430 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=420 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Weight=11.05 | ||
+ | |Diameter=25 | ||
+ | |Axis=7 | ||
+ | |Denomination=stater | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Tziambazis 2002, n° 7; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.pnu.bmc.14-16 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Land tortoise with segmented shell | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern | ||
+ | |Overstruck mint=Aegina | ||
+ | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=460 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=430 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Aeginetic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 6, n° 435 ; Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows_askari.2a-c | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
|Level of confidence=sure | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
|Remarks="overstruck on a stater of Aegina" | |Remarks="overstruck on a stater of Aegina" | ||
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Revision as of 10:21, 19 August 2023
430 BCE - 420 BCE | 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 41, 2 Dec. 2017, 346 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From a private German collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull standing to left, winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around (Cypriot) Eagle standing to left, one-handled vase to left, all within dotted square in incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Paphos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 420 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.0511.05 g <br />11,050 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Tziambazis 20021Tziambazis 2002, n° 7, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20082Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Land tortoise with segmented shell | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aegina | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Attica | 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. 460 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 63HGC 6, n° 435, Meadows (forthcoming)4Meadows (forthcoming), Groups IIa-IIb | ||
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 |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on a stater of Aegina" |
References
- ^ Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (forthcoming), Greek coinage in the Persian Empire: The Malayer 1934 Hoard (IGCH 1790).