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

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 2609


313 BCE - 312 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org 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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
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"

References

  1. ^  Robinson, E. S. G. (1927), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol. XXIX : Cyrenaica, London, The Trustees, p. 154, pl. 47.