70 BCE - 69 BCE | ΞΕ / ΕΦΕ
Overstriking coin
Ephesus_Solidus_Numismatik, _80, _1_June_2021, _1090.jpg
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Overstruck variety Ephesus Solidus Numismatik, 80, 1 June 2021, 1090.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Solidus Numismatik, 80, 1 June 2021, 1090
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΞΕ / ΕΦΕ (Greek) Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, above them two horns of plenty, between them ears of corn. To left ΞΕ (year) and ΕΦΕ. To right, torch.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Ephesus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Ionia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Roman Republic
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 70 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 69 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 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: 12.0212.02 g <br />12,020 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric tetradrachm
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Cistophoric
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which a snake issues to left, all within ivy wreath
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Two snakes surrounding an ornamented bow case, above them two horns of plenty, between them ears of corn
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 72 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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cistophoric tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Cistophoric
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and concentrated
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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strong
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"überprägungsspuren" (nb: not a double strike, but an overstrike over the same type with a torch in the right field and a corn ear on the top between the two cornucopiae
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References
- a b Callataÿ, François de (1997), L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Numismatica Lovaniensia 18, Louvain-la-Neuve, XIII + 481 p. et 54 pl.
