2133 - Sybrita (stater Europa/bull) over uncertain mint (M&M, 66, Oct.1984, 217)
From SILVER
360 BCE - 330 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Sybrita_Künker_oct._2008_192.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Monnaies et Médailles, 66, 22 Oct. 1984, 217 = LHS, 10, 23 Apr. 2007, 281 = Künker, Oct. 2008, 192 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | R. Maly collection ; S. Boutin collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa, half nude, seated to left in plane tree, resting her chin on her right hand, above and to right,, on tree branch to left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull galloping right, head turned back to left, above, fly, below, dolphin |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sybrita | 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. 360 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | 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: 11.9811.98 g <br />11,980 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, pl. XIII, 3 (same dies, but ascribed to Gortyna in error), Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XXVII, 17 (same dies) |
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: | "This coin was overstruck on an alliance stater of Gortyna and Phaistos, as Svoronos, pl. XII, 22" (to be confirmed) | ||
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.
