25049 - Tarsus (double siglos horseman/archer) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 559, Apr. 2024, 126)
From SILVER
420 BCE - 410 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 559, 3 April 2024, 126 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Horseman riding left, head of eagle below | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Archer kneeling right, drawing bow, monogram to lower left, head of eagle to lower right, all in dotted square within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tarsus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Cilicia | 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. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 410 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.5810.58 g <br />10,580 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1010 mm <br />1 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Casabonne 20041Casabonne 2004, n° 2d | |
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: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "overstruck on uncertain type" |
References
- ^ Casabonne, Olivier (2004), La Cilicie à l'époque achéménide, Paris, De Boccard, 329 p., 5 pl.