2724 - Euhesperides (tetradrachm silphium/Zeus-Ammon) over uncertain type (Gemini, 5, Jan. 2009, 760)
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| − | |Sale=Gemini 5 | + | |Image overstriking coin=Cyrene_Gemini,_5,_Jan._2009,_760.jpg |
| + | |Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=248402&AucID=358&Lot=760 | ||
| + | |Sale=Gemini, 5, Jan. 2009, 760 | ||
|Obverse description=Silphium plant flanked by two dolphins. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Silphium plant flanked by two dolphins. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=EY | |Reverse legend=EY | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Head of Zeus Ammon right within prominent dotted border. | |Reverse description=Head of Zeus Ammon right within prominent dotted border. | ||
|Mint=Euhesperides | |Mint=Euhesperides | ||
|Ancient region=Cyrenaica | |Ancient region=Cyrenaica | ||
| + | |Date from=480 BCE | ||
| + | |Date to=435 BCE | ||
|Period=Classic | |Period=Classic | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=17.23 | |Weight=17.23 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
| + | |Standard=Attic | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=BMC Cyrenaica, n° 2-4 and pl. 38, 7-9 | ||
|Overstruck mint=Acanthus | |Overstruck mint=Acanthus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | |Overstruck ancient region=Macedon | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
| + | |Remarks="Unique and unpublished. Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Acanthus, resulting in an extremely broad flan" (nb: the attribution to Acanthus is most unsecure) | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 09:31, 11 February 2024
480 BCE - 435 BCE | EY
Images
Overstriking coin
Cyrene_Gemini,_5,_Jan._2009,_760.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Gemini, 5, Jan. 2009, 760 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Silphium plant flanked by two dolphins. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EY (Greek) Head of Zeus Ammon right within prominent dotted border. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Euhesperides | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 435 BCE | Classic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 17.2317.23 g <br />17,230 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Cyrenaica1BMC Cyrenaica, n° 2-4 and pl. 38, 7-9 |
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: | Acanthus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | 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. 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: | tetradrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Unique and unpublished. Overstruck on a tetradrachm of Acanthus, resulting in an extremely broad flan" (nb: the attribution to Acanthus is most unsecure) | ||
References
- ^ Robinson, E. S. G. (1927), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol. XXIX : Cyrenaica, London, The Trustees, p. 154, pl. 47.
