3410 - Cyzicus (tetradrachm Kore/lion) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 10, June 2018, 156)
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+ | |Image overstriking coin=SO 51 - Cyzikus over Cyzikus.jpg | ||
|Sale=Nomos, Obolos EA 10 (30/06/2018), no. 156. | |Sale=Nomos, Obolos EA 10 (30/06/2018), no. 156. | ||
− | |Private collection=European collection formed before 2005 | + | |Private collection=European collection formed before 2005 (info/ Aneurin Ellis-Evans)) |
|Obverse legend=ΣΩΤΕΙPΑ | |Obverse legend=ΣΩΤΕΙPΑ | ||
+ | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Obverse description=Head of Kore Soteira left, wearing single-pendant earring, a wreath of grain ears and hair in sphendone covered with a veil. | |Obverse description=Head of Kore Soteira left, wearing single-pendant earring, a wreath of grain ears and hair in sphendone covered with a veil. | ||
|Reverse legend=KYZIKHNΩN | |Reverse legend=KYZIKHNΩN | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Head of lion left, with open jaws and protruding tongue. Below, tunny. Behind, kantharos (?). | |Reverse description=Head of lion left, with open jaws and protruding tongue. Below, tunny. Behind, kantharos (?). | ||
|Mint=Cyzikus | |Mint=Cyzikus | ||
|Ancient region=Mysia | |Ancient region=Mysia | ||
− | |Date from=390 | + | |Date from=390 BCE |
− | |Date to=340 | + | |Date to=340 BCE |
− | |Weight=14 | + | |Period=Classical |
+ | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Weight=14.88 | ||
|Diameter=25 | |Diameter=25 | ||
− | |Axis=9 | + | |Axis=9 |
− | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=tetradrachm |
− | |Coin series reference=SNG von Aulock/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Sammlung Hans Von Aulock (4 vols.), Berlin, 1957-1967, no. 7346 var.; | + | |Coin series reference=SNG von Aulock/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland, Sammlung Hans Von Aulock (4 vols.), Berlin, 1957-1967, no. 7346 var.; SNG Paris Mysia, no. 403; SNG von Aulock 7346 |
|Overstruck mint=Cyzikus | |Overstruck mint=Cyzikus | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Mysia | |Overstruck ancient region=Mysia | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | |Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=exceptional | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=weak | ||
+ | |Remarks="Obverse overstruck and turned 90°, reverse with a die break, and with rough surfaces overall" | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 11:38, 18 February 2024
390 BCE - 340 BCEΣΩΤΕΙPΑ | KYZIKHNΩN
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, Obolos EA 10 (30/06/2018), no. 156. | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | European collection formed before 2005 (info/ Aneurin Ellis-Evans)) |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΣΩΤΕΙPΑ (Greek) Head of Kore Soteira left, wearing single-pendant earring, a wreath of grain ears and hair in sphendone covered with a veil. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KYZIKHNΩN (Greek) Head of lion left, with open jaws and protruding tongue. Below, tunny. Behind, kantharos (?). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cyzikus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mysia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 390 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 340 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 14.8814.88 g <br />14,880 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm | 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).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG von Aulock/Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum1 , SNG Paris Mysia2 , SNG von Aulock 73463 |
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: | Cyzikus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Mysia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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.. | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | tetradrachm |
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: | weak |
RemarksRemarks: | "Obverse overstruck and turned 90°, reverse with a die break, and with rough surfaces overall" |