2282 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Gortyn (Europa/lion) (CNG, EA 172, Sept. 2007, 41)

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Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2282

330 BCE - 270 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Gortyn_over_Gortyn_CNG, _EA_172, _5_Sept._2007, _41.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Gortyn_(under_Gortyn).jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 172, 5 Sept. 2007, 41 = New York Sale, 20, 7 Jan. 2009, 176 = Künker, 174, 2010, 310 = Naumann, 125, 5 Feb. 2023
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From The John A. Seeger Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Europa, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree, her hands raised, holding onto branches

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: 12.1612.16 g <br />12,160 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, p. 166, n° 64, pl. XIV, n° 11, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 26, n° 118, pl. V, n° 11 (these dies).
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.:

Europa riding bull to right, below, dolphin swimming to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Lion’s scalp facing within hatched linear frame, all within dotted incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

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

Gortyn

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Crete

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. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 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:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 3 and pl. XII, n° 22, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 54, 1 and pl. XI, 8 (this coin).
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn carbone 2016 1-8 10-12 18 29-31

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on the earlier Gortyna type with Europa on bull / Lion’s head in dotted square (Svoronos 9)."

References

a b 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.
a b Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.

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+|Image overstriking coin=Gortyn_over_Gortyn_CNG, _EA_172, _5_Sept._2007, _41.jpg
-|Obverse description=Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree, her hands raised, holding onto branches
+|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=298966&AucID=521&Lot=41
+|Image overstruck variety=Gortyn_(under_Gortyn).jpg
+|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=172179&AucID=216&Lot=271
+|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 172, 5 Sept. 2007, 41 = New York Sale, 20, 7 Jan. 2009, 176 = Künker, 174, 2010, 310 = Naumann, 125, 5 Feb. 2023
+|Private collection=From The John A. Seeger Collection
+|Obverse description=Europa, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree, her hands raised, holding onto branches
 |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=12.16
-|Denomination=didrachm
+|Denomination=stater
-|Coin series reference=J. N. Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île, Bonn, 1972 (1st ed. 1890), p. 166, no. 64.;G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1966, p. 26, no. 118, pl. V, 11 (these dies).
+|Standard=Aeginetic
-|Overstruck obverse description=Europa on bull (visible on obverse)
+|Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, p. 166, n° 64, pl. XIV, n° 11; Le Rider 1966, p. 26, n° 118, pl. V, n° 11 (these dies).
-|Overstruck reverse description=Head of lion in dotted square (visible on reverse)
+|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn carbone 2016 59-103-113-117
+|Overstruck obverse description=Europa riding bull to right; below, dolphin swimming to right
+|Overstruck reverse description=Lion’s scalp facing within hatched linear frame; all within dotted incuse square.
 |Overstruck mint=Gortyn
 |Overstruck ancient region=Crete
-|Overstruck denomination=didrachm
+|Overstruck date from=450 BCE
-|Coin series reference overstruck=Svoronos 9
+|Overstruck date to=425 BCE
+|Overstruck period=Classical
+|Overstruck denomination=stater
+|Overstruck standard=Aeginetic
+|Coin series reference overstruck=Svoronos 1890, n° 3 and pl. XII, n° 22; Le Rider 1966, p. 54, 1 and pl. XI, 8 (this coin).
+|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn_carbone_2016_1-8_10-12_18_29-31
+|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
+|Level of confidence=sure
+|Remarks="Overstruck on the earlier Gortyna type with Europa on bull / Lion’s head in dotted square (Svoronos 9)."
 }}