28369 - Iol (Caesarea) (Juba II and Cleopatra Selene) (denarius Juba/headdress of Isis & sistrum) over Iol (Caesarea) (Juba/headdress of Isis & sistrum) (Roma Numismatics, EA 66, 9 Jan. 2020, 235)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 28369

25 BCE - 5 BCEREX IVBA | BA-CI·AIC-CA / KΛЄΟΠΑΤΡA

Images

Overstriking coin

Juba_II_Roma_Numismatics, _EA_66, _9_Jan._2020, _235.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Juba.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, EA 66, 9 Jan. 2020, 235
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Acquired from Phidias (Paris), vente numismatique; Ex private French collection.	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	From the Banasa / El Ksar Hoard of 1907 (IGCH 2307)

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

REX IVBA (Latin) Diademed head of Juba II right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BA-CI·AIC-CA / KΛЄΟΠΑΤΡA (Greek) Headdress of Isis (on left), surmounted by corn ears, and sistrum (on right)

Mint and issuing power

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

Iol (Caesarea)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mauretania

Modern countryModern country: Algeria

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:

Cleopatra Selene II, Juba II (king of Numidia and Mauretania, 48 BCE-23 CE), Kingdom of Numidia

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 25 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 5 BCE

Roman ^{from 30 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: 3.203.2 g <br />3,200 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denarius	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).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Roman"

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Mazard 19551Mazard 1955, n° 222, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 89

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

REX IVBA (Latin) Diademed head of Juba II right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BA-CI·AIC-CA / KΛЄΟΠΑΤΡA (Greek) Headdress of Isis (on left), surmounted by corn ears, and sistrum (on right)

Mint and issuing power

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

Iol (Caesarea)

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Mauretania

Modern countryModern country: Algeria

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Cleopatra Selene II, Juba II (king of Numidia and Mauretania, 48 BCE-23 CE), Kingdom of Numidia

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 25 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 5 BCE

Roman ^{from 30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

denarius

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Roman

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Mazard 19551Mazard 1955, n° 222, Alexandropoulos 20072Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 89

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"traces of overstriking visible" (nb: not a double strike, but an overstrike over the same type)

References

a b Mazard, Jean (1955), Corpus nummorum Numidiae Mauretaniaeque, Arts et métiers graphiques, Paris, 265p.
a b Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.