30320 - Cibyra (drachma - Mars/galloping warrior) over Olympus (Lycian League) (Apollo/cithara) (Eid Mar, 18, July 2025, 61)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 30320

166 BCE - 84 BCE | ΚΙΒΥΡAΤΩΝ in exergue

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Eid Mar, 11, 30 March 2025, 80 = Eid Mar, 18, 27 July 2025, 61

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Young male head to right, wearing crested helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΚΙΒΥΡAΤΩΝ in exergue (Greek) Helmeted and cuirassed horseman galloping to right, wielding spear and shield, ПM below,

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Cibyra

Ancient regionAncient region.

Phrygia

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:

Roman Republic

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 166 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 84 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.452.45 g <br />2,450 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 16.816.8 mm <br />1.68 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/cibyra bmc 6-15

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Apollo right, with bow and quiver over shoulder

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΟΛΥΜΠ (Greek) Kithara, torch to lower left, sword behind shield to lower right, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Olympus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Lycia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Lycian League

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 167 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

drachma

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	"[[Coin series reference overstruck" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Troxell 1982
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/olympus troxell 1982 2 41

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	nb: no mention of overstrike

References

^ Troxell, Hyla A. (1982), The Coinage of the Lycian League, NNM 162, New York.