1799 - Paphos (double siglos bull/eagle) over Aegina (tortoise/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, 17, March 2019, 545)
From SILVER
| pa-si o-na" (Cypriot)
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics 17 (28/03/2019). | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull standing left on beaded double line. Above, eagle. To left, ankh. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | pa-si o-na" (Cypriot) Eagle standing left. In left field, ankh. All within dotted square border in incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Paphos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cyprus | 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: | Onasioikos (Phoenician king of Paphus, early 4th century BC) |
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
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11,01",01" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 5 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | A. Destrooper-Georgiades. “Le monnaies frappées à Paphos (Chypre) durant la deuxième moitié du Ve siècle et leur apport à l’histoire de l’île” in Proceedings of the 12th International Numismatic Congress (Berlin 2000)1A. Destrooper-Georgiades. “Le monnaies frappées à Paphos (Chypre) durant la deuxième moitié du Ve siècle et leur apport à l’histoire de l’île” in Proceedings of the 12th International Numismatic Congress (Berlin 2000), no. 13, G. F. Hill2G. F. Hill, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Greek Coins of Cyprus, London, 1904, no. 42 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Turtle (visible on the coin's reverse). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square. |
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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
References
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Additional data
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