200 BCE - 120 BCE | K-Y Z-I
Overstriking coin
Cyzicus_Roma_Numismatics, _EA_100, _28_July_2022, _391.jpg [Roma Numismatics, EA 100, 28 July 2022, 391]
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, hair bound in sakkos
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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K-Y Z-I (Greek) Tripod set on tunny right, monogram to lower left
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Cyzicus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Mysia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.2815.28 g <br />15,280 mg <br />
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Wreathed head of Kore Sotiera to right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Head of bull to left
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Cyzicus
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Mysia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and spread
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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strong
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RemarksRemarks:
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"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"
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References
- 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.