29044 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Lyttus (eagle/boar's head) (Athens, MN - Le Rider 1966, pl. XI, 16)
From SILVER
470 BCE - 425 BCE
Images
Overstruck variety

Lyttus_(under_Gortyn).jpg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Athens, NM | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Europa seated on bull right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of lion facing within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Gortyn | Ancient regionAncient region. | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 470 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 425 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: 11.3611.36 g <br />11,360 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Babelon 1901-1932, pl. 252, n° 14, Le Rider 1966, p. 56, pl. XI, n° 16 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 1901-19321Babelon 1901-1932, pl. 252, n° 14, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, p. 56, pl. XI, n° 16 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle flying to left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of boar to right |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Lyttus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Crete | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | stater ![]() |
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Svoronos 18903Svoronos 1890, n° 32, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XXXIV, 20 | ||
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | nb: chronological problem |
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
- a b Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
- ^ Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1890), Numismatique de Crète ancienne, accompagnée de l'histoire, la géographie et la mythologie de l'île. Première partie, description des monnaies, 2 vol., Macon, Impr. Protat frères.