2444 - Issus (double siglos Baaltars/Athena) over Tarsus (Baaltars/lion and bull) (CNG, 88, 14 Sept. 2011, 405)
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group 88 (14/09/2011), no. 405 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Baaltars seated left, holding lotus-tipped scepter. In left field, grain ear and grape bunch.In right field, B. Below throne, I. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bust of Athena facing slightly left, draped, wearing, earring, necklace and triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Issus | 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: | Balakros (satrap of Cilicia after 333 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 333 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 323 | 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: 10.8110.81 g <br />10,810 mg <br /> | 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.: 9 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Baaltars seated | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion right attacking bull |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cilicia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mazaeus (satrap of Cicilia, Transeuphratene and Babylonia, c. 350-328 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 361 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 spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on Mazaios at Tarsos, c. 361-334 BC (obv. Baaltars seated ; rev.: lion r. attacking bull)" | ||
References
- a b Levante, Edoardo (1993), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France 3. Cabinet des Médailles : Cilicie, Paris, BnF, xviii + 274 p., 103 pl.
- ^ 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.
