440 BCE - 410 BCE | ΣΟΛΕΩΝ
Overstruck variety Soli_amazon_bunch.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Nomos, Obolos 15, 24 May 2020, 445
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Amazon, wearing a pointed bonnet, with drapery around her waist and at least one breast bare, kneeling to left, holding her bow with both hands, at her waist, gorytos, in field to left and between her legs, ivy leaf, in field to right, Corinthian helmet left.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣΟΛΕΩΝ (Greek) Large bunch of grapes, to right, laurel branch, all within border of dots in an incuse square.
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Soli-Pompeiopolis (Cilicia)
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Cilicia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Persian Empire
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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.. 410 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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: 10.7410.74 g <br />10,740 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 44 mm <br />0.4 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Persian
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Amazon, wearing a pointed bonnet, with drapery around her waist and at least one breast bare, kneeling to left, holding her bow with both hands, at her waist, gorytos, in field to left and between her legs, ivy leaf, in field to right, Corinthian helmet left.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΣΟΛΕΩΝ (Greek) Large bunch of grapes, to right, laurel branch, all within border of dots in an incuse square.
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Mint and issuing power
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.. 410 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Persian
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References
References
- a b Levante, Edoardo (1993), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France 3. Cabinet des Médailles : Cilicie, Paris, BnF, xviii + 274 p., 103 pl.