2104 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain type (Heritage, Signature Sale, 3051, Jan. 2017, 30082)
From SILVER
331 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Heritage, Signature Sale 3051, 8 Jan. 2017, 30082 ; Atlas Numismatics (Brooklyn), ebay seller April 2007 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Brünn Collection (property of Dr. Ludek Vostal); A. Picek Collection, originally obtained in Italy prior during World War I |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa, nude to the waist, seated facing in tree, raising her veil with right hand, left arm holding eagle with spread wings in her lap, below her, bull's head to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull trotting to right, head turned left. Border of dots |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | 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. 331 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 11.3911.39 g <br />11,390 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.: 33 mm <br />0.3 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: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, p. 168, 84 and pl. XV, 7 (same obverse die)., Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 78, n° 59-64 and pl. XVIII n° 19-21, XIX n° 1 | |
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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: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on another coin" | ||
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.
