2345 - Phalasarna (drachma Artemis/trident) over Cyrene (Zeus/silphium) (Künker, 136, March 2008, 309)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2345

330 BCE - 270 BCE | Φ - Α

Images

Overstriking coin

Phalasarna_over_Cyrene_Künker_136_10_mars_2008_309.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Cyrene_didrachm.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Giessener Münzhandlung, 62, 1993, 216 = Künker, 136, 10 March 2008, 309
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Traëger coll.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Artemis Diktynna right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Φ - Α (Greek) Ornate trident head. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Phalasarna

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:

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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 5.45.4 g <br />5,400 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Svoronos 18901Svoronos 1890, n° 5, pl. XXV, 7, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XXIX, n° 21.
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://www.greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phalasarna svoronos 1890 1-10

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus Karneios left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

KY - PA (Greek) Silphion plant

Mint and issuing power

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

Cyrene

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyrenaica

Modern countryModern country: Libya

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. 308 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 277 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:

didrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://www.greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cyrene.bmc.pl.xxiv.9-17

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Überprägt auf einer Didrachme von Kyrene"