2609 - Cyrene (AE Zeus/tomb of Battus) over uncertain type (ebay - Musa Numismatic Art)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2609

313 BCE - 312 BCE

Images

Overstriking coin

Cyrene_Musa_Numismatic_Art_(eBay).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Musa Numismatic Art (eBay) (info DMD)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Tomb of Battus: column on mound, topped by urn.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Cyrene

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyrenaica

Modern countryModern country: Libya

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. 313 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 312 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.7712.77 g <br />12,770 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

BMC Cyrenaica1BMC Cyrenaica, pl. lxvii, 187c-e

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head (Athena?), wearing Corinthian helmet.

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:	"Undertype: Head (Athena?) wearing Corinthian helmet ... Several cities in southern Italy and Sicily had coins of this era and size with Corinthian helmets.  E. g. Aitna, Ameselon, Panormos. HGC 2, 224 from Ameselon is a plausible undertype (see CNG 367, lot 48).�RARE with a scarce/rare undertype"