24339 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 5, Sept. 2018, 446)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 24339


145 BCE - 116 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Cyrene Leu Numismatik, Web auction 5, 23 Sept. 2018, 446.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu Numismatik, EA 5, 23 Sept. 2018, 446

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Double filleted cornuacopia. In left field, Φ.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Cyrene Ancient regionAncient region. Cyrenaica Modern countryModern country: Libya 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: Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 68.3968.39 g <br />68,390 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 4545 mm <br />4.5 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1640

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "with traces of overstriking"

References

  1. ^  Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.