2220 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Sybrita (Dionysus/Hermes) (Künker, 270, Oct. 2015, 8272)
From SILVER
330 BCE - 270 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Gortyn_over_Sybrita_Künker, _270, _2_Oct._2015, _8272.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
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Sybrita_(under_Gortyn).jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Künker, 270, 2 Oct. 2015, 8272 = Auctiones, 13, 1983, 240 = Kölner Münzkabinett, 103, 30 June 2015, 16 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa, nude to the waist, seated three quarters right in tree, resting head on left hand | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right, head reverted. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | 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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 10.9610.96 g <br />10,960 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 58, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. IV, 22. | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bearded head of Dionysos to right, wearing wreath of vine leaves, to right, bunch of grapes | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΥΒΡΙΤΙΩΝ (Greek) Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos and chlamys, to right, kerykeion |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Sybrita | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Crete | 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. 340 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 4 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Überprägt auf einen außerordentlich seltenen Stater von Sybrita" | ||
References
- a b 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.
