2199 - Citium (Azbaal) (double siglos Heracles/lion & stag) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Oxford, AM - Milne 1945, 1)
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| + | |Image overstriking coin=Citium_over_Aegina_Oxford,_Ashmolean_Museum_(9.80g.jpg | ||
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Aegina 5 parts.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2238447&AucID=5442&Lot=855 | ||
|Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | |Museum collection=Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | ||
|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 (?). | |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=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 |
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=9.8 | |Weight=9.8 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=ddouble s |
| − | |Standard= | + | |Standard=Persian |
|Coin reference=J. G. Milne, "Overstruck Cypriote Staters", The Numismatic Chronicle 5/1 (1945), p. 78-79, no. 1. | |Coin reference=J. G. Milne, "Overstruck Cypriote Staters", The Numismatic Chronicle 5/1 (1945), p. 78-79, no. 1. | ||
|Coin series reference=E. Zapiti and L. Michaelidou, Coins of Cyprus. From the Collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2008, no. 5-6;G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 10-11, no. 16-18 (pl. III, 1-4) | |Coin series reference=E. Zapiti and L. Michaelidou, Coins of Cyprus. From the Collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2008, no. 5-6;G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 10-11, no. 16-18 (pl. III, 1-4) | ||
Revision as of 08:49, 6 November 2023
449 BCE - 425 BCE | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
Images
Overstriking coin
Citium_over_Aegina_Oxford,_Ashmolean_Museum_(9.80g.jpg
Overstruck variety
Aegina 5 parts.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Oxford, Ashmolean Museum | |
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: 9.89.8 g <br />9,800 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: ddouble s | |
| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | J. G. Milne, "Overstruck Cypriote Staters", The Numismatic Chronicle 5/1 (1945), p. 78-79, no. 1. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | E. Zapiti and L. Michaelidou1E. Zapiti and L. Michaelidou, Coins of Cyprus. From the Collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, 2008, no. 5-6, G. F. Hill2G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, p. 10-11, no. 16-18 (pl. III, 1-4) |
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 | Aegina? | 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
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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