1991 - Elis (stater eagle/Nike) over uncertain type (CNG, MBS 79, Sept. 2008, 269)
From SILVER
440 BCE - 436 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, MBS 79, 17 Sept. 2008, lot 269 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle with raised wings right, holding a hare in its claws. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Nike seated right, wearing chiton, holding scepter in left hand, right hand resting on her seat. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Elis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus | 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. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 436 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.569.56 g <br />9,560 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Stater | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Seltman 19211Seltman 1921, 91 corr. (dies -/βμ [unlisted obv. die], this coin referenced, reverse illustrated on pl. III), HGC 52HGC 5, n° 313 | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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.. | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() ![]() |
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: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on uncertain type" |
References
- ^ Seltman, Charles T. (1921), The temple coins of Olympia, Cambridge, ix, [1], 117 p. : 1 ill. ; 25 x 19 cm. and XII pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2011), Handbook of Greek Coins 5. Coins of the Peloponnesos, Achaia, Phleiasia, Sikyonia, Elis, Triphylia, Messenia, Lakonia, Argolis, and Arkadia, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster (PA), 2011.