28418 - Cyzicus (AE Kore/tripod) over Cyzicus (Kore/head of bull) (Roma Numismatics, EA 100, July 2022, 391)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28418


200 BCE - 120 BCE | K-Y Z-I

Images
Overstriking coin
Cyzicus_Roma_Numismatics, _EA_100, _28_July_2022, _391.jpg [Roma Numismatics, EA 100, 28 July 2022, 391]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 100, 28 July 2022, 391
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From the Vitangelo Collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, hair bound in sakkos ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: K-Y Z-I (Greek) Tripod set on tunny right, monogram to lower left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Cyzicus Ancient regionAncient region. Mysia 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 200 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 120 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: 15.2815.28 g <br />15,280 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <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: SNG Paris Mysia1SNG Paris Mysia, n° 443-445

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Wreathed head of Kore Sotiera to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Head of bull to left
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Cyzicus Ancient regionAncient region.  Mysia Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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. 260 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG Paris Mysia1SNG Paris Mysia, n° 440
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "Wreathed head of Kore Sotiera to right; undertype: same / Head of bull to left; undertype: tripod; KΥ-ZI across fields, monogram in lower right field. For overtype, cf. SNG BnF 440; for undertype, SNG BnF 443-5"

References

  1. a b  Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.