2168 - Gortyn (AR Europa/bull) over Lyttus (eagle/boar) (Kricheldorf, 49, Feb. 2017, 101)
From SILVER
330 - 270 | ΓΟΡΤΥΝIΟΝ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Kricheldorf 49 (20/02/2017), no. 101 ; Beckenbauer (04/1970) | |
| Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | IGCH 152 (Phaistos 1953), no. 91 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female godess, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΓΟΡΤΥΝIΟΝ Bull right, head reverted. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | 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. 330 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11,79",79" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: didrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 3 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècles av. J.-C., Paris, 1966, p. 68, no. 27c, pl. XV, no. 6. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svor. 53 var.1Svor. 53 var., G. Le Rider2G. Le Rider, Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, 1966, |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of boar (visible on obverse: double square) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Lyttus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Crete | 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: | didrachm
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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Le Rider 19663Le Rider 1966, pl. XXXIV, 20 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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