28545 - Mylasa (double siglos forepart of lion/incuse square) over Phaselis (prow/stern) (Leu Numismatik, EA 30, July 2024, 780)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 28545


520 BCE - 490 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Mylasa_Leu_Numismatik,_EA_30,_13_July_2024,_780.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Phaselis 3 globules.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Leu Numismatik, EA 30, 13 July 2024, 780

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Forepart of a roaring lion to left. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Incuse square divided by band
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Mylasa Ancient regionAncient region. Caria 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. 520 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 490 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.0511.05 g <br />11,050 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Prow terminating in a boar’s forepart, with 3 shields (visible on reverse). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΦAΣ (Greek) Stern of galley to right, all within incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Phaselis Ancient regionAncient region.  Lycia 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. 520 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 500 BCE Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : stater Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG von Aulock Lykien1SNG von Aulock Lykien, 4391, Heipp-Tamer 19932Heipp-Tamer 1993, n° 3
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck on an earlier stater from Phaselis"

References

  1. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Lykien. 10 Heft (n° 4041-4876), Berlin, 1964.
  2. ^  Heipp-Tamer, Christine (1993), Die Münzprägung der lykischen Stadt Phaselis in griechischer Zeit, Saarbrücken, 182 p., 32 pl.