3518 - Cyrene (Ptolemy VIII) (AE Zeus-Ammon/double cornucopiae) over Cyprus (uncertain mint) (Ptolemy VIII) (Zeus-Ammon/eagle) (CNG, EA 176, Nov. 2007, 50)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3518


145 BCE - 116 BCE | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY

Images
Overstriking coin
Cyrene_CNG_EA_176_14_nov._2007_50.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Cyrene_Zeus_Ammon_eagle.jpg [2]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group, EA 176, 14 Nov. 2007, 50
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Ch. Blom Collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ EYEPΓETOY (Greek) Double filleted cornuacopiae. In left field, lotus (?) or Φ (?).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Cyrene Ancient regionAncient region. Cyrenaica Modern countryModern country: Libya 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: Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 59.9859.98 g <br />59,980 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org 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).: 4545 mm <br />4.5 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Ptolemaic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1640

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Zeus Ammon r. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Eagle standing r., with open wings on winged thunderbolt, in r. field, Φ
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Cyprus (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.  Cyprus Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 145 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 116 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : hemidrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Ptolemaic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Svoronos 1904-19081Svoronos 1904-1908, n° 1641β−ια
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "This coin was apparently overstruck on a Zeus-Ammon / Eagle left on thunderbolt type. Interestingly, that type is known almost exclusively on hemidrachms"

References

  1. a b  Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1904-1908), Τὰ νομίσματα τοῦ κράτους τῶν Πτολεμαίων (Ta nomismata tou kratous tōn Ptolemaiōn - The coins of the Ptolemaic rulers), Athens, 4 v., 68 pl.