3061 - Issa (AE hero Ionios/lion) over Pharos (Zeus/goat) (CNG, EA 359, Aug. 2015, 21)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3061

330 BCE - 320 BCE | IONIOΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Issa_CNG_elecrtonic_auction_359_(27_August, _2015)_lot_21.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Pharos.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 359, 27 Aug. 2015, 21

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of the Hero Ionios left.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

IONIOΣ (Greek) Head of lion right.

Mint and issuing power

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

Issa

Ancient regionAncient region.

Illyricum

Modern countryModern country: Croatia

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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 320 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.5115.51 g <br />15,510 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 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/issa.brunsmid 1898.6

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Zeus left

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Goat standing left

Mint and issuing power

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

Pharos

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ