3129 - Tarsus (double siglos female head/bearded head) over Side (Athena/Apollo) (Künker, 312, Oct. 2018, 2516)
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| − | |Sale=Künker 312 | + | |Image overstriking coin=Tarsus_3129_Künker.jpg |
| + | |Image overstruck variety=Side Athena Apollo.jpg | ||
| + | |Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2216857&AucID=5350&Lot=219 | ||
| + | |Sale=Künker, 312, 8 Oct. 2018, 2516 | ||
|Obverse description=Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border. | |Obverse description=Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border. | ||
|Reverse legend=TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) | |Reverse legend=TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) | ||
| + | |Reverse legend language=Aramaic | ||
|Reverse description=Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Border of dots. | |Reverse description=Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Border of dots. | ||
|Mint=Tarsus | |Mint=Tarsus | ||
|Ancient region=Cilicia | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
| − | |Authority=Tarkumuwa (i.e. Damates?, satrap in Achaemenid Cappadocia, 380-362 BC) | + | |Authority=Tarkumuwa (i.e. Damates?, satrap in Achaemenid Cappadocia, 380-362 BC); Persian Empire |
| − | |Date from=378 | + | |Date from=378 BCE |
| − | |Date to= | + | |Date to=362 BCE |
| + | |Period=Classical | ||
| + | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=10.94 | |Weight=10.94 | ||
| − | |Denomination= | + | |Denomination=double siglos |
| + | |Standard=Persian | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=Moysey 1986, O12 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/pharnabazus_satrap_tarsus_moysey_1986_3 | ||
|Overstruck obverse description=Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots. | |Overstruck obverse description=Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots. | ||
|Overstruck reverse description=Apollo standing left | |Overstruck reverse description=Apollo standing left | ||
|Overstruck mint=Side | |Overstruck mint=Side | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Pamphylia | |Overstruck ancient region=Pamphylia | ||
| − | |Overstruck date from= | + | |Overstruck authority=Persian Empire |
| + | |Overstruck date from=400 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck date to=380 BCE | ||
| + | |Overstruck period=Classical | ||
| + | |Overstruck denomination=double siglos | ||
| + | |Overstruck standard=Persian | ||
| + | |Coin series reference overstruck=Atlan 1967; SNG France 3, n° 639–640 | ||
| + | |Coin series web reference overstruck=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/side_atlan_1967_v.50-74 | ||
| + | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
| + | |Level of confidence=strong | ||
| + | |Remarks=nb: no mention of overstrike (overstruck most likely on Side as the others). | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 07:12, 17 August 2023
378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)
Images
Overstriking coin
Tarsus_3129_Künker.jpg
Overstruck variety
Side Athena Apollo.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Künker, 312, 8 Oct. 2018, 2516 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female head facing slightly to left, hair in ampyx, wearing earring and necklace. Dotted border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters) (Aramaic) Bearded head right, wearing crested Attic helmet, drapery around neck. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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: | Tarkumuwa (i.e. Damates?, satrap in Achaemenid Cappadocia, 380-362 BC), Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 378 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 362 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: 10.9410.94 g <br />10,940 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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| StandardStandard.: Persian | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Moysey 19861Moysey 1986, O12 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Athena standing Athena left, holding Nike in right hand, resting left hand on shield. In field, pomegrenate. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Apollo standing left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Side | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pamphylia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Atlan 19672Atlan 1967, SNG France 33SNG France 3, n° 639–640 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | nb: no mention of overstrike (overstruck most likely on Side as the others). | ||
References
- ^ Moysey, Robert A. (1986), "The Silver Issues of Pharnabazos and Datames from the Mint of Tarsus in Cilicia", American Numismatic Society Museum Notes, 31, p. 7-61, pl. 1-5.
- ^ Atlan, Sabahat (1967), Untersuchungen über die sidetischen Münzen des V. und IV. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Ankara, 181 p., 12 pl.
- ^ Levante, Edoardo [with the collaboration of Peter Weiss] (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 3, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Pamphylie, Pisidie, Lyaconie, Galatie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XXXIV + 293 p. and 146 pl.
