27543 - Marium (double siglos Apollo/Europa) over Salamis (Euelthon) (ram/ankh) (Leu Numismatik, EA 32, Dec. 2024, 726)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 27543

400 BCE - 380 BCE'pa-si-le-wo-se sa-ta-si-o-i-ko' in Cypriot syllabic script | 'pa-si-le-wo-se sa-ta-si-o-i-ko' in Cypriot syllabic script

Images

Overstriking coin

Marium_Leu_Numismatik,_EA_32,_7_Dec._2024,_726.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Salamis ram ankh.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Leu Numismatik, EA 32, 7 Dec. 2024, 726

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

'pa-si-le-wo-se sa-ta-si-o-i-ko' in Cypriot syllabic script (Cypriot) Laureate head of Apollo to right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

'pa-si-le-wo-se sa-ta-si-o-i-ko' in Cypriot syllabic script (Cypriot) Aphrodite (or Europa) hanging beside bull running right, grasping the bull's right horn with her right hand, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Marium

Ancient regionAncient region.

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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:

Stasioikos I of Marium (king of Marium, second half of the 5th c BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 380 BCE

Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.9510.95 g <br />10,950 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.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Persian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	BMC Cyprus1BMC Cyprus, p. 32, n° 1, Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 51
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/marium timocharis stasioikos i bmc 3

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Recumbent ram to left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Ankh within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

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

Salamis

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Cyprus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 520 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE

Archaic until 480 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:	Tziambazis 20022Tziambazis 2002, n° 100
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/salamis cyprus.euelthon.bmc.12-20

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Struck from worn dies and with traces of overstriking"