SO 544 - Eretria over uncertain mint
From SILVER
500 BCE - 465 BCE | E
Images
Overstriking coin
Eretria_cow_octopus.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Fritz Rudolf Künker, 133, 11 Oct. 2007, 8071. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Cow licking her hoof, right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | E (Greek) Octopus within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Eretria | Ancient regionAncient region. | Euboea | 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. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 465 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 88 g <br />8,000 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=407932 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19071Babelon 1907, n°1070bis-1078, BCD Euboia2BCD Euboia, n°315 |
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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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Überprägt" | ||
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1907), "Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines. Tome Premier, comprenant les monnaies grecques depuis les origines jusqu'aux guerres médiques. Deuxième partie, Description historique.", E. Leroux, p.867-966.
- ^ Numismatik Lanz München (2002), Münzen von Euboia : Sammlung BCD : im Luitpoldblock München, Maximiliansplatz 10, im eigenen Auktionssaal, Montag, 25. Nov., Dr. Hubert Lanz, Munich, 116p.
