22192 - Gortyn (drachma bull/Europa) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 4, Feb. 2016, 295)
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− | |Sale= | + | |Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, 124, 19 Sept. 2023, 154 |
|Private collection=From the Brünn Collection, acquired in Italy prior to World War I. | |Private collection=From the Brünn Collection, acquired in Italy prior to World War I. | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Protome of a bull to right, his head slightly turned to front. | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Head of Europa to right with her hair bound in a roll | ||
+ | |Mint=Gortyn | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Crete | ||
+ | |Date from=299 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=270 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Weight=5.70 | ||
+ | |Diameter=21 | ||
+ | |Axis=9 | ||
+ | |Denomination=drachma | ||
+ | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, p. 163, 44 and pl. XIII, 18; Le Rider 1966, pl. XX, n° 16. | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn carbone 2016 108-112 | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
+ | |Remarks="overstruck on uncertain type" | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:40, 1 November 2023
299 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, 124, 19 Sept. 2023, 154 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Brünn Collection, acquired in Italy prior to World War I. |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Protome of a bull to right, his head slightly turned to front. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of Europa to right with her hair bound in a roll |
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. 299 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.705.7 g <br />5,700 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, p. 163, 44 and pl. XIII, 18, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XX, n° 16. | |
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: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on uncertain type" |
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.