2468 - Tarsus (double siglos female head/bearded head) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos 5, June 2016, 424)
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|Sale=Nomos, Obolos 5, 26 June 2016, 424 | |Sale=Nomos, Obolos 5, 26 June 2016, 424 | ||
|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. | ||
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|Mint=Tarsus | |Mint=Tarsus | ||
|Ancient region=Cilicia | |Ancient region=Cilicia | ||
− | |Authority=Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia | + | |Authority=Persian Empire; Tarkumuwa (Datames), satrap of Cilicia |
|Date from=378 BCE | |Date from=378 BCE | ||
|Date to=362 BCE | |Date to=362 BCE | ||
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|Overstruck reverse description=visible on reverse: different dotted border | |Overstruck reverse description=visible on reverse: different dotted border | ||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | ||
+ | |Remarks="Traces of overstriking" | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 17 August 2023
378 BCE - 362 BCE | TRKMW (in Aramaic characters)
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, Obolos 5, 26 June 2016, 424 | |
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: 10.6410.64 g <br />10,640 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 41 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Moysey 19861Moysey 1986, O12, Callataÿ 2018b2Callataÿ 2018b, p. 146, n° 41 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | visible on reverse: different dotted border |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Traces of overstriking" |
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.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2018), “Overstrikes on Pamphylian and Cilician silver sigloi (5th-4th c. BC)”, in O. Tekin (ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Congress of the Anatolian Monetary History and Numismatics in the Mediterranean World, 5-8 January 2017 Antalya, Antalya, 2018, p. 131-150.