21917 - Cydonia (AR Pan/hound) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 345, Feb. 2015, 59)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 180 BCE | ΚΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
Cydonia_Classical_Numismatic_Group,_EA_345,_25_Feb._2015,_59.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 345, 25 Feb. 2015, 59. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, purchased from Walter Holt, July 1991. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Pan left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΚΥ (Greek) Hound seating right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cydonia | 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. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 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: 1.121.12 g <br />1,120 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: trihemiobol
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1313 mm <br />1.3 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 18, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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, 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.
