2393 - Lycia (uncertain mint) (uncertain Lycian dynast) (stater liona ttacking bull/bull) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 129)
From SILVER
455 BCE - 445 BCE
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. MacDonald collection, n° 129 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion attacking bull. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Bull right. Above, triskeles. All within dotted incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Lycia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Lycia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Uncertain Lycian dynast |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 455 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 445 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.698.69 g <br />8,690 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, n° 129 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | MacDonald 20091MacDonald 2009, n° 129, Müseler 20162Müseler 2016, n° IV 64-66 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Boar left (visible on obverse: forepart of boar, broadened and flattened by overstriking). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Sear turtle in dotted incuse square (visible on reverse: portion of head, front flippers, and small portion of shell, portion of inscuse square and pearl border). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Lycia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Lycia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Uncertain Lycian dynast |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 500 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 450 BCE | Archaic until 480 BC ![]() ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Vismara 19923Vismara 1992, 91, 48, Hoff 20174Hoff 2017, M36 | ||
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: | strong |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- ^ MacDonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
- ^ Müseler, Wilhelm (2016), Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen, Istanbul, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 206 p.
- ^ Vismara, Novella (1992), "Note su uno statere licio arcaico riconiato su protome di cinghiale a d./triskeles a becco d'oca", Annotazioni Numismatiche 2 (7), p. 129-132.
- ^ Hoff, Corinna (2017), Identität und Politik kollektive kulturelle und politische Identität der Lykier bis zur Mitte des 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz Verlag.