2393 - Lycia (uncertain mint) (uncertain Lycian dynast) (stater liona ttacking bull/bull) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 129)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2393


455 BCE - 445 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Lycia_MacDonald_129.jpg
Overstruck variety
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Traces of the overstruck variety
Lycia_MacDonald_129_dessin.jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org 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 Nomisma.org 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. : Lycia (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.  Lycia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : 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 Nomisma.org, Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : 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

  1. ^  MacDonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.
  2. ^  Müseler, Wilhelm (2016), Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen, Istanbul, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 206 p.
  3. ^  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.
  4. ^  Hoff, Corinna (2017), Identität und Politik kollektive kulturelle und politische Identität der Lykier bis zur Mitte des 4. Jahrhunderts v. Chr, Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz Verlag.