2087 - Phaestus (stater Talos/bull) over uncertain type (M&M, 66, Oct. 1984, 181)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 250 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Phaestus_Monnaies_et_Médailles_66,_22_October_1984,_181.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Monnaies et Médailles, 66, 22 Oct. 1984, 181 = LHS, 100, 23 Apr. 2007, 27 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | R. Maly collection ; S. Boutin collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Talos facing, with spread wings, head to right, extending his left hand to right and preparing to hurl stone with his right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Forepart of bull right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Phaestus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Crete | 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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 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: 11.6211.62 g <br />11,620 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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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: | Le Rider 1966, p. 86, n° 11 a, pl. XX, 29 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, 6, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 86, n° 11 a, pl. XX, 29, Carbone 20223Carbone 2022 |
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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: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a coin from Gortyna" (unclear) | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.
- ^ Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
- ^ Carbone, Federico (2022), Festos I. La moneta. produzione, seriazione e cronologia, Monografie della Scuola Archaeologica di Atene e delle missioni italiane in Oriente, Athens, 241 p.
