1939 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roman Numismatics EA 63, Nov. 2017, 280)
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| − | |Sale= | + | |Image overstriking coin=Citium_over_Aegina_Roma_Numismatics,_EA_63,_7_Nov._2017,_280.jpg |
| − | |Private collection=German | + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1573006&AucID=3291&Lot=280 |
| − | |Obverse description=Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand. | + | |Image overstruck variety=Aegina 5 parts.jpg |
| − | |Reverse legend=L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) | + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2238447&AucID=5442&Lot=855 |
| + | |Sale=Roma Numismatics, EA 63, 7 Nov. 2017, 280 | ||
| + | |Private collection=From the inventory of a German dealer | ||
| + | |Obverse description=Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand. | ||
| + | |Reverse legend=L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Aramaic | ||
|Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right within dotted incuse square. | |Reverse description=Lion attacking stag crouching right within dotted incuse square. | ||
|Mint=Citium | |Mint=Citium | ||
|Ancient region=Cyprus | |Ancient region=Cyprus | ||
|Authority=Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC) | |Authority=Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC) | ||
| − | |Date from=449 | + | |Date from=449 BCE |
| − | |Date to=425 | + | |Date to=425 BCE |
| − | |Weight=10 | + | |Period=Classical |
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
| + | |Weight=10.99 | ||
|Diameter=22 | |Diameter=22 | ||
| − | |Axis=1 | + | |Axis=1 |
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=double siglos |
| − | |Standard= | + | |Standard=Persian |
| − | |Coin series reference= | + | |Coin series reference=Tziambazis 2002, 17; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, 5 |
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A1166 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Turtle. | |Overstruck obverse description=Turtle. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square. | |Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aegina | |Overstruck mint=Aegina | ||
| − | |Overstruck ancient region= | + | |Overstruck ancient region=Attica |
| + | |Overstruck date from=480 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=457 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Aeginetic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=HGC 6, n° 437 ; 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="overstruck on a stater of Aegina" | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 4 November 2023
449 BCE - 425 BCE | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 63, 7 Nov. 2017, 280 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the inventory of a German dealer |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) (Aramaic) Lion attacking stag crouching right within dotted incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Citium | 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: | Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 449 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.
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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: 10.9910.99 g <br />10,990 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.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Tziambazis 20021Tziambazis 2002, 17, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20082Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, 5 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square. |
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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 457 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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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° 437, 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: | "overstruck on 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).
