300 BCE - 200 BCE | K-Y Z-I
Overstriking coin
Cyzicus (Prow - Bucranium) on Cyzicus - Roma Numismatics, e-Sale 94, 24 Feb. 2022, 365.jpg
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Overstruck variety
Cyzicus on Cyzicus - Berk, Buy or Bid sale 281, 10 Feb. 2022, 118 overstruck variety.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Roma Numismatics, e-Sale 94, 24 Feb. 2022, 365. From the inventory of a UK dealer.
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the inventory of a UK dealer
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Prow to right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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K-Y Z-I (Greek) Boukranion, all within oak wreath
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Cyzicus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Mysia
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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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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE
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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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.1116.11 g <br />16,110 mg <br />
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2828 mm <br />2.8 cm <br />
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Kore Soteira with sphendone r.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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KYZI (Greek) Sacrified bull l.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Cyzicus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Mysia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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frequent
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"overstruck on coin type von Fritze 10 with head of Kore-Soteira clearly visible on obverse as per the example plated in Von Fritze"
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References
- a b Fritze, Hans von (1917), "Die autonome kupferpragung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie", Nomisma, 10, p. 1-32, pl. I-VI.
- a b Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
- a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957
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