Phaestus

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 10907

The mint at the ancient site of Phaestus in Crete.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
S 1566 - Phaestus, silver, staters (400-350 BCE)		Silver	1,192 kg
Phaestus, silver, staters (Heracles/bull) (350-300 BCE)		Silver	4,403 kg
Phaestus, silver, drachms (male head/facing bull) (350-300 BCE)		Silver	848 kg
S 1567 - Phaestus, silver, triobols (350-270 BCE)		Silver	535 kg
S 1563 - Phaestus, silver, staters (300-270 BCE)		Silver	3,519 kg
S 1564 - Phaestus, bronze, large (300-270 BCE)		Bronze
S 1565 - Phaestus, bronze, small (300-270 BCE)		Bronze

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
22304 - Phaestus (stater Europa/lion) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, 1984.1126)		Silver	470 BC JL
27349 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Numismatica Ars Classica, Sept. 2024, 376)		Silver	320 BC JL
2212 - Phaestus (stater Velchanos/bull) over uncertain type (Nomos, 12, May 2016, 82)		Silver	320 BC JL
2049 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Roma Numismatics, XI, April 2016, 290)		Silver	320 BC JL
2299 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over Thebes (shield/amphora) (Bertolami, 37, Sept. 2017, 141)		Silver	320 BC JL
22317 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, R 2336)		Silver	320 BC JL
2479 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Lanz, 48, 22 May 1989, 269)		Silver	320 BC JL
22307 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, 1966.453.2417)		Silver	320 BC JL
22320 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, Z 2706)		Silver	320 BC JL
2174 - Phaestus (stater Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Nomos, 14, May 2017, 125)		Silver	320 BC JL
2114 - Phaestus (hemidrachm Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (MacDonald coll., 115)		Silver	319 BC JL
2223 - Phaestus (hemidrachm Heracles/bull) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (CNG, EA 414, Febr. 2018, 202)		Silver	319 BC JL
2046 - Phaestus (drachma Heracles/bull) over Larissa (Larissa/horse) (Künker, 94, Sept. 2004, 913)		Silver	319 BC JL
22322 - Phaestus (drachma Heracles/bull) over uncertain type (Paris, BnF, FG 287)		Silver	319 BC JL
2087 - Phaestus (stater Talos/bull) over uncertain type (M&M, 66, Oct. 1984, 181)		Silver	300 BC JL
22301 - Phaestus (stater Talos/bull) over Aegina (turtle/incuse square) (Paris, BnF, FG 477)		Silver	300 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Currently no content has been found.

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	phaestus
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Phaestus in Crete.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589987/phaistos/?searchterm=phaistos*
Ancient regionAncient region.	Crete Nomisma: crete
Modern countryModern country	Crete
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	35.051267° N, 24.810922° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Phaistos https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589987 http://sws.geonames.org/262531/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x47236 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7010788

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Literature

• Carbone 2022
• Svoronos 1890

Authors

• Federico Carbone
• Georges Le Rider
• Ioannes N. Svoronos