28619 - Patara (Amartite) (stater crab/crab in an incuse square) over uncertain type (Künker, 402, March 2024, 39)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 460 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Künker, 402, 14 March 2024, 39 = Künker, 94, 27 Sept. 2004, 1243. | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Exemplar der Sammlung Prof. Dr. Hagen Tronnier |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Crab | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Crab in a pearled incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Patara | Ancient regionAncient region. | Lycia | Modern countryModern country: Turquey | 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: | Amartite (Lycian dynast, ca 480-460 BCE) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.239.23 g <br />9,230 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
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References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Vismara 19921Vismara 1992, II, n° 55, Müseler 20162Müseler 2016, n° III 16-18. | |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Überprägungsspuren" |