1806 - Salamis (double siglos ram/ankh) over Salamis (ram/ram) (New York, ANS, 1967.152.548)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1806

450 BCE - 440 BCE"e-u-wa-te-o-se" (Cypriot syllabic) | "pa-si" (Cypriot syllabic)

Images

Overstriking coin

Salamis_over_Salamis_New_York, _ANS, _Adra_Newell_1967.152.548.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Salamis_ram_ram.jpg [2]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Salamis_over_Salamis_New_York,_ANS,_Adra_Newell_1967.152.548_drawing.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	New York, American Numismatic Society, 1967.152.548
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Adra Newell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

"e-u-wa-te-o-se" (Cypriot syllabic) (Cypriot) Ram lying left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

"pa-si" (Cypriot syllabic) (Cypriot) Ankh within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

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:

Euanthes of Salamis (king of Salamis, second quarter of the 5th c. 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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.5710.57 g <br />10,570 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Destrooper-Georgiades, 2013, p. 18, n° 6, Bubelis 2004-2005, p. 1	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Tziambazis 20021Tziambazis 2002, n° 106, Bubelis 2004-20052Bubelis 2004-2005, p. 1, Destrooper-Georgiades3Destrooper-Georgiades, 2013, p. 18, n° 6
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/salamis cyprus.bmc.26-30

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Ram lying left. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Head of ram right.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 460 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 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

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Persian

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/salamis cyprus.euanthes.bmc.38-41

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: