24492 - Samaria (hemiobol female head/bearded head) over uncertain type (CNG, Triton XXV, Jan. 2022, 6165)
From SILVER
372 BCE - 332 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Athena Fund (Part II, Sotheby's Zurich, 27 Oct. 1993), lot 977 = Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXV, 11 Jan. 2022, lot 6165 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Female head facing | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Male head, bearded and wearing a helmet |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Samaria | Ancient regionAncient region. | Samaria | Modern countryModern country: Palestine | 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. 372 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 332 BCE | 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: 0.370.37 g <br />370 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemiobol
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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).: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Meshorer - Qedar 19991Meshorer - Qedar 1999, 81 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. 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 ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on uncertain type" | ||
References
- ^ Meshorer - Qedar 1999
