1937 - Teos (stater griffin/incuse square) over Aegina (tutle/incuse square) (CNG, MBS 79, Sept. 2008, 350)
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|Mint=Teos | |Mint=Teos | ||
|Ancient region=Ionia | |Ancient region=Ionia | ||
− | |Date from= | + | |Date from=475 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=450 BCE |
+ | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=11.82 | |Weight=11.82 | ||
|Denomination=stater | |Denomination=stater | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=SNG Copenhagen Ionia 3; Balcer 1968; MacDonald 1995; MacDonald 2009 | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/teos balcer 1968 ii.xxxv-lxxiii | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Turtle (visible on obverse) | |Overstruck obverse description=Turtle (visible on obverse) | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square (visible on reverse) | |Overstruck reverse description=Incuse square (visible on reverse) | ||
|Overstruck mint=Aegina | |Overstruck mint=Aegina | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Aegina | |Overstruck ancient region=Aegina | ||
+ | |Overstruck date from=480 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck date to=440 BCE | ||
+ | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
|Overstruck denomination=stater | |Overstruck denomination=stater | ||
+ | |Overstruck standard=Aeginetic | ||
+ | |Coin series reference overstruck=Meadows (forthcoming) | ||
+ | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/aegina.meadows askari.2a-c | ||
+ | |Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | ||
+ | |Level of confidence=sure | ||
}} | }} |
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475 BCE - 450 BCE
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | CNG, MBS 79, 17 Sep. 2008, 350 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Griffin seated right, a forepaw raised. To lower right, heron standing right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Teos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | 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. 475 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.8211.82 g <br />11,820 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen Ionia 31SNG Copenhagen Ionia 3, Balcer 19682Balcer 1968, MacDonald 19953MacDonald 1995, MacDonald 20094MacDonald 2009 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle (visible on obverse) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square (visible on reverse) |
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: 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Meadows (forthcoming)5Meadows (forthcoming) | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ Breitenstein, Niels (1946), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum, 24. Ionia, Part 3. Smyrna - Teos. Islands, Copenhagen, Einar Munksgaard
- ^ Balcer, Jack M. (1968), "The early silver coinage of Teos", Revue Suisse de Numismatique 47, p. 5-50.
- ^ McDonald, David (1995), "A note on CH VIII No. 47: Ionia 1983", Numismatic Chronicle 155, p. 321-323, pl. 50, n° 3.
- ^ Macdonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (forthcoming), Greek coinage in the Persian Empire: The Malayer 1934 Hoard (IGCH 1790).