21968 - Cnossus (tetradrachm Zeus/labyrinth) over Seleucid tetradrachm (Paris, BnF, FG 103)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 21968

70 BCE - 67 BCE | KNΩ/Σ-I/ΩN in three lines

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Fonds général 103

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus right, wearing tainia

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KNΩ/Σ-I/ΩN in three lines (Greek) Labyrinth

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Cnossus

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.4216.42 g <br />16,420 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Svoronos 1890, n° 177, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Carrier 2017, n° 1422-1492
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cnossus carrier 2017 1422-1492

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ... (Greek) laurel wreath

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:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:

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.
^ Carrier, Caroline (2017), Cnossos de l'époque classique à l'époque impériale (Ve s. avant J.-C.-Ier s. après J.-C.). Etude de numismatique et d'histoire, Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Paris-Sorbonne University.