2057 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Iasus (Apollo/Heracles) (Künker, 136, March 2008, 72)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2057

330 BCE - 270 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

SO_1510_-_Gortyna_(didrachm).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Iasus_Apollo_Heracles.png [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Hirsch, 196, 1997, 269 = Künker, 136, 10 March 2008, 72
	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	IGCH 152 (Phaistos 1953), n° 119

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Europa, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Bull right, head reverted.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Gortyn

Ancient regionAncient region.

Crete

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

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: 11.6211.62 g <br />11,620 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Le Rider 1966, p. 73, n° 44a, pl. XVII, n° 7	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 61, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 73, n° 44a, pl. XVII, n° 7
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn carbone 2016 59-103-113-117

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Apollo (visible on obverse: part of snake, legs of Heracles)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Heracles as an infant kneeling, strangling serpents (visible on reverse: head of Apollo)

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Iasus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Caria

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. 405 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 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

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Babelon 19013Babelon 1901, pl. 146, 25, Ashton 20074Ashton 2007, pl. 7, 7-8
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/iasos ashton 2007 pl.7.7-8

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks:	"Überprägung auf einen Stater von Iasos (Babelon, Traité Pl. 146, 25)"

References

^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
^ Babelon, Ernest (1901), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines. Tome Premier. Première partie, théorie et doctrine, Paris, E. Leroux
^ Ashton, Richard (2007), "The pre-Imperial Coinage of Iasos", Numismatic Chronicle, 167, p. 47-78

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+|Image overstriking coin=SO_1510_-_Gortyna_(didrachm).jpg
-|Archaeological context=IGCH 152 (Phaistos 1953), no. 119
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=202880&AucID=268&Lot=72
-|Obverse description=Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree
+|Image overstruck variety=Iasus_Apollo_Heracles.png
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://www.jstor.org/stable/42666930
+|Sale=Hirsch, 196, 1997, 269 = Künker, 136, 10 March 2008, 72
+|Archaeological context=IGCH 152 (Phaistos 1953), n° 119
+|Obverse description=Europa, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree
 |Reverse description=Bull right, head reverted.
 |Mint=Gortyn
 |Ancient region=Crete
-|Date from=330
+|Date from=330 BCE
-|Date to=270
+|Date to=270 BCE
 |Period=Hellenistic
+|Metal=Silver
 |Weight=11.62
-|Denomination=didrachm
+|Denomination=stater
-|Coin reference=G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècles av. J.-C., Paris, 1966, p. 73, no. 44a, pl. XVII, no. 7.
+|Standard=Aeginetic
-|Coin series reference=G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1966,
+|Coin reference=Le Rider 1966, p. 73, n° 44a, pl. XVII, n° 7
-|Overstruck obverse description=(visible on obverse: part of snake, legs of Heracles)
+|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, n° 61; Le Rider 1966, p. 73, n° 44a, pl. XVII, n° 7
-|Overstruck reverse description=(visible on reverse: head of Apollo)
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn_carbone_2016_59-103-113-117
+|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Apollo (visible on obverse: part of snake, legs of Heracles)
+|Overstruck reverse description=Heracles as an infant kneeling, strangling serpents (visible on reverse: head of Apollo)
 |Overstruck mint=Iasus
 |Overstruck ancient region=Caria
-|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
+|Overstruck date from=405 BCE
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Babelon, Traité Pl. 146, 25
+|Overstruck date to=400 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Babelon 1901, pl. 146, 25 ; Ashton 2007, pl. 7, 7-8
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/iasos_ashton_2007_pl.7.7-8
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=weak
+|Remarks="Überprägung auf einen Stater von Iasos (Babelon, Traité Pl. 146, 25)"
 }}