2172 - Paphos (double siglos bull/eagle) over Aegina (tortoise/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, Apr. 2017, 353)
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| − | |Sale=Roma Numismatics | + | |Image overstriking coin=Paphos_2172_Roma.jpg |
| − | |Private collection= | + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=983697&AucID=1915&Lot=355 |
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Aegina 5 parts.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2238447&AucID=5442&Lot=855 | ||
| + | |Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 35, 3 May 2017, 355 = Roma Numismatics, EA 94, 24 Feb. 2022, 436 | ||
| + | |Private collection=From the property of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s. | ||
|Obverse description=Bull standing left. Above, winged solar disk. In right field, ankh. In exergue, palmette ornament. | |Obverse description=Bull standing left. Above, winged solar disk. In right field, ankh. In exergue, palmette ornament. | ||
|Reverse legend=pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot) | |Reverse legend=pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot) | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Cypriot | ||
|Reverse description=Eagle standing left. In left field, one-handled vase. All within dotted square in incuse square. | |Reverse description=Eagle standing left. In left field, one-handled vase. All within dotted square in incuse square. | ||
| − | |Mint=Paphos | + | |Mint=Paphos |
|Ancient region=Cyprus | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Authority=Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c BC) | |Authority=Stasandros of Paphos (king of Paphos, 5th c BC) | ||
| − | |Date from= | + | |Date from=430 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=420 BCE |
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=11.07 | |Weight=11.07 | ||
|Diameter=23 | |Diameter=23 | ||
| − | |Axis=12 | + | |Axis=12 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=double siglos |
| − | |Standard= | + | |Standard=Persian |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Tziambazis 2002, n° 7; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 7 |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description= | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/paphus.pnu.bmc.14-16 |
| − | |Overstruck reverse description= | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Land tortoise with segmented shell (visible on the coin's reverse). |
| + | |Overstruck reverse description=Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern (visible on the coin's obverse : mill-sail reverse pattern). | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aegina | |Overstruck mint=Aegina | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica |
| + | |Overstruck date from=460 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=430 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |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 | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
| + | |Remarks="this coin displays traces of overstriking on a coin with a mill-sail type incuse pattern, doubtless a stater of Aegina" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 19 August 2023
430 BCE - 420 BCE | pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot)
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 35, 3 May 2017, 355 = Roma Numismatics, EA 94, 24 Feb. 2022, 436 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the property of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull standing left. Above, winged solar disk. In right field, ankh. In exergue, palmette ornament. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | pa-si sa-ta-sa' (Cypriot) (Cypriot) Eagle standing left. In left field, one-handled vase. 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  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: 11.0711.07 g <br />11,070 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian | ||
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 (visible on the coin's reverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Large square incuse with heavy skew pattern (visible on the coin's obverse : mill-sail reverse 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 | Classical 480-323 BC 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: | "this coin displays traces of overstriking on a coin with a mill-sail type incuse pattern, doubtless 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).
