3129 - Tarsus (double siglos female head/bearded head) over Side (Athena/Apollo) (Künker, 312, Oct. 2018, 2516)
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|Mint=Tarsus | |Mint=Tarsus | ||
|Ancient region=Cilicia | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
− | |Authority=Tarkumuwa ( | + | |Authority=Persian Empire; Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia |
|Date from=378 BCE | |Date from=378 BCE | ||
|Date to=362 BCE | |Date to=362 BCE |
Latest revision as of 07:24, 17 August 2023
378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)
Images
Overstruck variety
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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: | Persian Empire, Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia |
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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos ![]() |
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.