24431 - Gortyn (drachma Europa/bull) over Cyrene (Hermes/silphium) (Munich, MK, 21-4906)
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|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=116733&AucID=136&Lot=760 | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=116733&AucID=136&Lot=760 | ||
|Museum collection=Munich, MK, 21-4906 | |Museum collection=Munich, MK, 21-4906 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Female head right, wearing triple pendant earring. Border of dots. | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Bull right, head reverted. | ||
+ | |Mint=Gortyn | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Crete | ||
+ | |Date from=300 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=270 BCE | ||
+ | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
+ | |Weight=5.54 | ||
+ | |Diameter=22 | ||
+ | |Axis=6 | ||
+ | |Denomination=drachma | ||
+ | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=Svoronos 1890, n° 91; Le Rider 1966, pl. XX, n° 16. | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/gortyn carbone 2016 108-112 | ||
+ | |Overstruck obverse description=Head of Hermes Parammon to right, horn of Ammon around his ear. | ||
+ | |Overstruck reverse description=Silphium plant with three pairs of leaves and five umbels; to left, tripod; to right | ||
|Overstruck mint=Cyrene | |Overstruck mint=Cyrene | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Cyrenaica | |Overstruck ancient region=Cyrenaica |
Revision as of 17:16, 22 February 2024
300 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstruck variety
![](/w/img_auth.php/2/2e/Cyrene_Hermes.jpg)
Cyrene_Hermes.jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Munich, MK, 21-4906 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female head right, wearing triple pendant earring. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, head reverted. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.545.54 g <br />5,540 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 91, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XX, n° 16. | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Hermes Parammon to right, horn of Ammon around his ear. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Silphium plant with three pairs of leaves and five umbels, to left, tripod, to right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyrene | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyrenaica | Modern countryModern country: Libya | 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. 308 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 277 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | drahcma |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Cyrenaica3BMC Cyrenaica, n° 352 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
- ^ 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.