449 BCE - 425 BCE | L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic)
Overstriking coin Citium_over_Aegina_Roma_Numismatics,_EA_53,_7_Feb._2019,_388.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Roma Numismatics, EA 53, 7 Feb. 2019, 388
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Herakles, wearing lion skin, in fighting stance right, holding club and bow
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) (Aramaic) Lion attacking stag crouching right in dotted square within incuse square
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 449 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 BCE
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Classical 480-323 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: 11.3011.3 g <br />11,300 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Persian
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Turtle
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Union Jack incuse square
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Aegina
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Attica
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 457 BCE
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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:
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stater
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Aeginetic
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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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"The clear outline of the undertype can be seen on both the obverse and reverse of this coin: on the obverse, the turtles left hand flippers can be seen in the field to the left of Herakles, while the incuse reverse pattern can be discerned across the body of the stag."
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References
- ^ Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
- ^ Zapiti, Eleni - Michaelidou, Lefki (2008), Coins of Cyprus : from the collection of the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, 329 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
- ^ Meadows, Andrew (forthcoming), Greek coinage in the Persian Empire: The Malayer 1934 Hoard (IGCH 1790).