2881 - Gaza (obol female head/forepart horse) over uncertain type (Heritage, SS3003, March 2012, 20029)

From SILVER


450 BCE - 380 BCE | ÃC (A Z for "Aza" or "Gaza")

Images
Overstriking coin
2881_-_Samaria_(obol_female_head-forepart_horse).jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s) ᵖ: Heritage, SS3003, 08 March 2012, 20029.

Overstriking coin

Description
Obverse: Female head right with oriental hairstyle. Behind, hair bunched. Reverse: ÃC (A Z for "Aza" or "Gaza") Forepart of horse right, within dotted square border.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Gaza Ancient region Judaea Modern country: Palestine Authority:
Chronology
From 450 BCE to 380 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Weight in grams: 0.720.72 g <br />720 mg <br /> Denomination: ma'ah (= obol) Axis: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
Diameter: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
References
Coin reference: Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Gitler - Tal 2006, VI.2.O
Coin series web reference:

Overstruck type

Description
Obverse: Bust left. Reverse:
Mint and issuing power
Mint ᵖ: Ancient region ᵖ Modern country: Authority ᵖ:
Chronology
From 480 BCE to 380 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org period
Physical description
Denomination ᵖ: obol Nomisma.org
References
Coin type reference ᵖ:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikes: Level of confidence:
Remarks: "This coin is overstruck on an earlier obol of undetermined origin; the profile of a bust l. can be seen facing 9 o'clock on the reverse. The cataloguers have not previously seen an overstruck coin in this series."

References

  1. ^  Gitler, Haim - Tal, Oren (2006), The Coinage of Philistia of the Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC. A Study of the Earliest Coins of Palestine, Collezioni Numismatiche 6, Milan