1991 - Elis (stater eagle/Nike) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 79, Sept. 2008, 269)
From SILVER
440 - 436
Images
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group MBS 79 (17/09/2008), no. 269. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle with raised wings right, holding a hare in its claws. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Nike seated right, wearing chiton, holding scepter in left hand, right hand resting on her seat. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Elis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus (Elis) | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 436 | Classic 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: 9,56",56" 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.: 10 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of the Peloponnesos: Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC - The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 5, Lancaster-London, 2011, p. 78, no. 313 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | O. D. Hoover1 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ O. D. Hoover