3782 - Lycia (uncertain mint) (Kherei) (stater - Athena/forepart of bull) over uncertain type (Triton, VII, Jan. 2004, 283)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3782

430 BCE - 410 BCE | Kherei (in Lycian)

Images

Overstriking coin

Kherei_Triton, _VII, _12_Jan._2004, _283.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Triton, VII, 12 Jan. 2004, 283 = Triton, XVI, 8 Jan. 2013, 508

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet, decorated with palmettes and spiral ornament on the bowl.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Kherei (in Lycian) (Lycian) Forepart of bull right within incuse square.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Lycia (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.

Lycia

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:

Kherei (dynast of Lycia, c. 430-410 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 430 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 410 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.528.52 g <br />8,520 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 77 mm <br />0.7 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Mørkholm - Zahle 19761Mørkholm - Zahle 1976, n° 33, Müseler 20162Müseler 2016, pl. VI, n° 6-11
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/kherei lycia museler 2016 vi.6-11

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on earlier issue with circular incuse reverse"

References

^ Morkholm, Otto - Jan, Zahle (1976), "The coinages of the Lycian dynasts Kheriga, Kherei and Erbbina", Acta Archaeologica 47, p. 47-90, 3 pls.
^ Müseler, Wilhelm (2016), Lykische Münzen in europäischen Privatsammlungen, Istanbul, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 206 p.