3204 - Cilicia (uncertain mint) (double siglos, Sphinx/monster) over Tarsus (satrap/archer) (Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3204


372 BCE - 332 BCE

Images
Overstriking coin
Cilicia_3204_Roma.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Tarsus_satrap_hoplite+.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Roma Numismatics, EA 45, 5 May 2018, 316 = Savoca Coins "Black, Second Premium Sale", 15 Oct. 2017, 791.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : From the collection of D.I., Germany, purchased before 1992

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Winged sphinx, with bearded and crowned head of Persian king, seated left ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Winged, bearded and horned monster crouching left.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Cilicia (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region. Cilicia 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: Persian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 372 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 332 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: 10.7310.73 g <br />10,730 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos Nomisma.org AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2525 mm <br />2.5 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Persian
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Satrap on horseback riding right, monogram to right ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Hoplite, holding spear and shield, kneeling right, grain ear to right, all in dotted square within shallow incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Tarsus Ancient regionAncient region.  Cilicia Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Persian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 410 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 385 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. : double siglos Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Persian
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG France 21SNG France 2, n° 215-216
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "Overstruck on a Satrap/Archer stater of Tarsos dated to circa 425-400 BC"

References

  1. ^  Levante, Edoardo (1993), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France 3. Cabinet des Médailles : Cilicie, Paris, BnF, xviii + 274 p., 103 pl.