3329 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (MacDonald coll., 120)
From SILVER
275 BCE - 265 BCE | KYZI
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David MacDonald collection, n° 120 |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Prow of ship right. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KYZI (Greek) Bucranium in oak wreath. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Cyzicus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Mysia | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 275 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 265 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.1416.14 g <br />16,140 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2929 mm <br />2.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 2009, p. 162, n° 120 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 11, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 438, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1231, MacDonald 20094MacDonald 2009, p. 162, n° 120 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing earring and necklace, wreath of grain ears. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KYZI Bull left, butting. Below, monogram, or monogram and symbol, or two symbols. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Cyzicus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Mysia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 265 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 436, Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 10. |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: |
References
- a b Fritze, Hans von (1917), "Die autonome kupferpragung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie", Nomisma, 10, p. 1-32, pl. I-VI.
- a b Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957
- ^ MacDonald, David (2009), Overstruck Greek coins: studies in Greek chronology and monetary theory, Whitman Publishing, Atlanta.