25010 - Caria (uncertain Persian mint) (AE Persian king/"map of Ephesus") over uncertain type (Agora, 9 June 2016, 12)
From SILVER
400 BCE - 350 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Ionia_Persian_king_12.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Holding History Coins, Hosted by Agora Auctions, 9 June 2016, 12 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Persian king or hero in kneeling running stance right, holding spear and bow | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse relief map of the hinterland of Ephesos |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Caria (uncertain Persian mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Caria | 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: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.871.87 g <br />1,870 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | BMC Ionia, p. 324, n° 7 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Ionia1BMC Ionia, p. 324, n° 7 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Countermark: star in incuse square | 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: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ Head, V. Barclay (1892), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XIV : Ionia, London, The Trustees, p. 453, pl. XXXIX.
