2174 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Nomos, 14, May 2017, 125)
From SILVER
320 BCE - 300 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Phaestus_Nomos, _14, _17_May_2017, _125.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, 14, 17 May 2017, 125; Bank Leu, Zürich | ||
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Stoecklin Collection, bought from Bank Leu in Zürich | Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Phaistos hoard (IGCH 152) |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Herakles facing, head right, holding club, Nemean lion scalp and bow. In left field, coiled snake. In right field, tree. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull walking left within laurel wreath. |
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. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 300 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: 11.5111.51 g <br />11,510 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.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 22.522.5 mm <br />2.25 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos1Svoronos, 13, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. IV, 5, Carbone 20223Carbone 2022, n° 11-28, 32, 44-49, 54-56 and 66-95 | |
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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: | nb: no mention of overstrike | ||
References
- ^ Svoronos
- ^ 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.
