3590 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (CNG, EA 206, March 2009, 96)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 200 BCE | KYZI
Images
Overstriking coin

SO 56 - Cyzikus over Cyzikus.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 206, 11 March 2009, 96 | |
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | D. Alighieri collection |
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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 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: 14.5414.54 g <br />14,540 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2727 mm <br />2.7 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=310077&AucID=555&Lot=96 | 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 |
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 (Greek) 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.. 200 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Fritze 19171Fritze 1917, no. 10, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, no. 436, SNG von Aulock Mysien3SNG von Aulock Mysien, no. 1230 |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an earlier type, ‘Kore Sotiera / Bull butting left’ (SNG France 436; SNG von Aulock 1230), with much of the obverse undertype still visible" |
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.
- a b Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957