2632 - Aspendus (double siglos hoplite/triskeles) over Citium (Heracles/lion and stag) (Roma Numismatics, EA 108, Apr. 2023, 446)
From SILVER
465 BCE - 430 BCE | ΕΣΤ
Location/history
| Sale(s) ᵖ: | Roma Numismatics, EA 108, 13 Apr. 2023, 446 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| Obverse: | Warrior walking right, naked, wearing helmet, holding spear in right hand, shield attached on left arm. | Reverse: | ΕΣΤ Triskeles of human legs. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Aspendus | Ancient region | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From 465 BCE to 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  period
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Physical description
| Metal: Silver
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Weight in grams: 10.7510.75 g <br />10,750 mg <br /> | Denomination: double siglos
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Axis: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
| Diameter: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | Standard: Persian | ||
References
| Coin reference: | Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Babelon 1901-1932, Tome 1, Part 2, p. 526-530, n° 855-867, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 153-179, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4477-81, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4SNG France 3, n° 1-11 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| Obverse: | Herakles in fighting stance right, holding club and bow, with lion skin draped from neck | Reverse: | Lion attacking stag right, all within pelleted square border within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint ᵖ: | Citium | Ancient region ᵖ | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority ᵖ: | Azbaal of Citium (Phoenician king of Citium and Idalium, 5th c BC) |
Chronology
| From 449 BCE to 425 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC period
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Physical description
| Denomination ᵖ: | stater
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References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidence: | strong |
| Remarks: | "overstruck on an uncertain type, the pelleted square border of which can be seen clearly in front of the hoplite on the obv." (nb: and the tail of the lion) | ||
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
- ^ Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
- ^ Levante, Edoardo [with the collaboration of Peter Weiss] (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 3, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Pamphylie, Pisidie, Lyaconie, Galatie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XXXIV + 293 p. and 146 pl.
