4115 - Cyzicus (AE prow/bucranium) over Cyzicus (Kore/bull) (London Ancient Coins, 19 July 2019, 130)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4115

300 BCE - 200 BCE | K-Y Z-I

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2225 - Cyzicus over Cyzicus (London Ancient Coins, 19 July 2019, 130).jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 52 - Cyzikus over Cyzikus overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	London Ancient Coins Ltd. Mae-an-offer List #2, July 19, 2019, lot 130 (info DMD).

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Prow of ship right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

K-Y Z-I (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}

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: 13.7013.7 g <br />13,700 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:

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

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:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on earlier issue of Kyzikos (Kore/tripod, cf. SNG BnF 500–9)"

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