2114 - Phaestus (hemidrachm Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 115)
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− | |Private collection= | + | |Image overstriking coin=Phaestus_2114_MacDonald_117.jpg |
− | |Obverse description= | + | |Image overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin=Phaestus_2114_MacDonald_117_drawing.jpg |
− | |Reverse description= | + | |Private collection=MacDonald collection, n° 115 |
+ | |Obverse description=Youthful male head (of Heravles?) to right | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Facing head of bull | ||
|Mint=Phaestus | |Mint=Phaestus | ||
|Ancient region=Crete | |Ancient region=Crete | ||
− | |Date from=360 | + | |Date from=360 BCE |
− | |Date to=330 | + | |Date to=330 BCE |
|Period=classical | |Period=classical | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=2.46 | |Weight=2.46 | ||
− | |Axis=10 | + | |Axis=10 |
|Denomination=hemidrachm | |Denomination=hemidrachm | ||
− | |Standard= | + | |Standard=Aeginetic |
− | |Coin reference= | + | |Coin reference=MacDonald 2009, n° 15 |
− | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Le Rider 1966, p. 89-90, no. 30-32, pl. XXII, no. 1-7; MacDonald 2009, n° 15; Carbone 2016, n° 33-40, 50-53, 61-65. |
− | | | + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaestus_carbone_2016_33-40_50-53_61-65 |
− | + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cydnonia_stefanakis_1997_6-43 | |
− | + | |Remarks=nb: overstruck type identified as possibly from Cydonia "Turtle (visible on obverse: shell and one flipper)". Not enough evidence. | |
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Revision as of 08:26, 27 October 2023
360 BCE - 330 BCE
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | MacDonald collection, n° 115 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Youthful male head (of Heravles?) to right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Facing head of bull |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phaestus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Crete | 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. 360 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | classical periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.462.46 g <br />2,460 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, n° 15 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Le Rider 19661 , MacDonald 20092 , Carbone 20163 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 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: | |||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: | nb: overstruck type identified as possibly from Cydonia "Turtle (visible on obverse: shell and one flipper)". Not enough evidence. |