29044 - Gortyn (stater Europa/bull) over Lyttus (eagle/boar's head) (Athens, MN - Le Rider 1966, pl. XI, 16)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 29044


470 BCE - 425 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Gortyn_Le_Rider_pl._XI,_n°_16_Athens.jpg
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 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: 11.3611.36 g <br />11,360 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org 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
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

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. : Lyttus Ancient regionAncient region.  Crete Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 BCE Classical 480-323 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 : Svoronos 18903Svoronos 1890, n° 32, Le Rider 19662Le Rider 1966, pl. XXXIV, 20
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
RemarksRemarks: nb: chronological problem

References

  1. ^  Babelon, Ernest (1901-1932), Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines, Paris, E. Leroux
  2. a b  Le Rider, Georges (1966), Monnaies crétoises du Ve au Ier siècle av. J.-C., Paris, Geuthner, 345 p. and 42 pl.
  3. ^  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.