2394 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Paphos (bull/eagle) (CNG, EA 437, Febr. 2019, 144)
From SILVER
465 BCE - 430 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 437, 6 Febr. 2019, 144 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Triskeles of human legs within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aspendus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pamphylia | 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: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 465 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.1511.15 g <br />11,150 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br /> |
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: | Babelon 1901-19321 , SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2 , SNG France 33 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull standing left, winged solar disk above, ankh to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Cypriot) Eagle standing left, ankh to left, Cypriot around, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Paphos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Onasioikos (Phoenician king of Paphus, early 4th century BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 450 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 440 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos |
References
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a very rare AR Stater of Paphos by Onasi[...] (see lot 161, below, for type). Undertype clearly visible." |
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
- ^ Levante, Edoardo [with the collaboration of Peter Weiss] (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 3, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Pamphylie, Pisidie, Lyaconie, Galatie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XXXIV + 293 p. and 146 pl.