1795 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Amathus (lion/lion) (Roma Numismatics, EA 43, Feb. 2018, 201)
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|Sale=Roma Auction, EA 43, 3 Feb. 2018, 201 | |Sale=Roma Auction, EA 43, 3 Feb. 2018, 201 | ||
|Private collection=From a private English collection | |Private collection=From a private English collection | ||
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|Coin series reference=BMC Crete, p. 10-11, n° 16-18, pl. III, n° 1-4; Tziambazis 2002, n° 17; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 5 | |Coin series reference=BMC Crete, p. 10-11, n° 16-18, pl. III, n° 1-4; Tziambazis 2002, n° 17; Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 5 | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A1166 | |Coin series web reference=https://kyprioscharacter.eie.gr/en/cyprus-coins/details/A1166 | ||
| − | + | |Overstruck obverse description=Lion crouching right; above, eagle flying right; between lion and eagle | |
| − | + | |Overstruck reverse description=Forepart of lion right, with mouth agape | |
| − | |Overstruck obverse description= | + | |Overstruck mint=Amathus |
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|Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | |Overstruck ancient region=Cyprus | ||
| − | + | |Overstruck date from=450 BCE | |
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck date to=435 BCE |
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|Overstruck period=Classical | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=double siglos | |Overstruck denomination=double siglos | ||
|Overstruck standard=Persian | |Overstruck standard=Persian | ||
| − | |Coin series reference overstruck=Tziambazis 2002, n° | + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Tziambazis 2002, n° 2 |
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
| − | |Level of confidence= | + | |Level of confidence=sure |
| − | |Remarks=nb: no mention of overstrike | + | |Remarks=nb: no mention of overstrike |
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Revision as of 22:37, 5 November 2023
449 BCE - 425 BCE | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Auction, EA 43, 3 Feb. 2018, 201 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From a private English collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand. Dotted border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) (Aramaic) Lion attacking stag crouching right inside dotted border within 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: 10.9510.95 g <br />10,950 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Crete1BMC Crete, p. 10-11, n° 16-18, pl. III, n° 1-4, Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 17, Zapiti - Michaelidou 20083Zapiti - Michaelidou 2008, n° 5 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion crouching right, above, eagle flying right, between lion and eagle | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Forepart of lion right, with mouth agape |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amathus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | 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.. 435 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: | double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 2 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | nb: no mention of overstrike | ||
References
- ^ Wroth, Warwick William (1886), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. X : Crete and the Aegean Islands, London, The Trustees, p. 152, pl. XXIX
- a b 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.
