85 BCE - 70 BCE | ABY-ΔH-NΩN / APIΣΤΩNOΣ
Overstriking coin
Abydos on Mithridates Eupator - Leu, 10, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136.jpg
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Overstruck variety
2271 - Abydos (tetra) over Mithridates Eupator (Leu, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136) overstruck variety.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Leu, 10, 24 Oct. 2021, 2136
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and necklace and with bow and quiver over her shoulder
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ABY-ΔH-NΩN / APIΣΤΩNOΣ (Greek) Eagle standing right with wings spread, in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right, all within laurel wreath
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Abydus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Troas
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.8116.81 g <br />16,810 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Diademed head of Mithradates VI right
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΜΙΘΡΑΔΑΤΟΥ / ΕΥΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ (Greek) Stag grazing left, star in crescent and monogram at left, all within a Dionysiac wreath of ivy and fruit
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 63 BCE
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Attic
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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exceptional
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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sure
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| RemarksRemarks:
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This coin was overstruck on a tetradrachm of Mithridates VI Eupator, king of Pontos in circa 120-63 BC, with his forehead and nose still visible in front of Artemis on the obverse.
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References
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Abydos sur Aesillas", in Anatupo apo to afiervma sth Mantv Oikonomidou "Xarakthr", Athens, p. 81-91.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), L'histoire des guerres mithridatiques vue par les monnaies, Numismatica Lovaniensia 18, Louvain-la-Neuve, XIII + 481 p. et 54 pl.
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