25014 - Caria (uncertain Persian mint) (AE Persian king/"map of Ephesus") over uncertain type (Naumann, 59, Nov. 2017, 121)
From SILVER
400 BCE - 370 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

Ionia_Archer_map_Naumann.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Numismatik Naumann, 59, 5 Nov. 2017, 121 | |
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.. 370 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 1.851.85 g <br />1,850 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | BMC Ionia, n° 7, p. 324 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Ionia1BMC Ionia, p. 324, n° 7 |
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | nb: no mention of overstrike |
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.