27335 - Side (double siglos pomegranate/Athena) over Aspendus (hoplite/triskeles) (Nomos, obolos 13, July 2019, 380)
From SILVER
430 BCE - 400 BCE
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, obolos 13, 2 July 2019, 380 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Pomegranate surrounded by dotted guilloche border | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Helmeted head of Athena to right in incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Side | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pamphylia | 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. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 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: 10.9010.9 g <br />10,900 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.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br /> |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 20.520.5 mm <br />2.05 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Persian |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia1SNG Copenhagen Lycia-Pamphylia, n° 369, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4765, Atlan 19673Atlan 1967, IV.34-44, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 628 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Warrior advancing right, holding shield and spear | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Triskeles within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Aspendus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pamphylia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 440 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | double siglos ![]() |
StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Persian |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Babelon 19015Babelon 1901, Part 2, Tome 1, p. 526-530, n° 869-70, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien2SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4482-83, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 12-13 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and spread | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "This coin is overstruck on a stater of Aspendos, roughly dated between 465 to 430. It depicts a helmeted warrior walking to left holding spear and shield on the obverse, and a triskeles on the reverse. We are fortunate enough to have enough of the details of the undertype's obverse to locate the exact die, which is the same as CNG eAuction 438 (2019), 159. Although this Aspendos series is dated from 465 to 430, the anatomic details and the style of the male warrior in the host coin are such, that, in my opinion (DG), it cannot be dated before 440. This means that the present coin should be dated between 440 and 430 BC. This is a key coin which will help significantly towards a more accurate dating of the coins of both Aspendos and Side" (Alan Walker) |
References
- ^ Breitenstein, Niels (1955), Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collections of coins and medals. Danish National Museum, 31, Lycia-Pamphylia.
- a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Pamphylien. 11 Heft (n° 4477-4893), Berlin, 1965.
- ^ Atlan, Sabahat (1967), Untersuchungen über die sidetischen Münzen des V. und IV. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., Ankara, 181 p., 12 pl.
- a b 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.
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines. Tome Premier. Première partie, théorie et doctrine, Paris, E. Leroux