1189 - Tralleis (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over Thasos (Dionysus/Heracles) (Leu, WA 15, Febr. 2021, 500)
From SILVER
132 BCE - 131 BCE | TPAΛ
Images
Overstriking coin
Tralleis on uncertain - Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Febr. 2021, 500.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Thasos tetradrachm.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu, Web Auction 15, 27 Febr. 2021, 500 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ciste mystica from which snake coils, around, ivy wreath with fruits | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | TPAΛ (Greek) Two snakes coiled around a bow case, above, ΠΤΟΛ, to left, B above TPAΛ, to right, Dionysos standing right, holding thyrsos in his right hand and mask of Silenos in his left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Tralles | Ancient regionAncient region. | Lydia | 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: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 132 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 131 BCE | 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: 12.5412.54 g <br />12,540 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: cistophoric tetradrachm | 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).: 2626 mm <br />2.6 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Cistophoric | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II1Sear II, n° 4750, SNG von Aulock Lydien2SNG von Aulock Lydien, n° 3263 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Wreathed head of young Dionysos right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟYΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club, lion skin draped over left arm, M to inner left |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Roman Republic |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 160 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 130 BCE | 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: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | HGC 63HGC 6, n° 358 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | the typical hair of Dionysus with a bun is visible on the upper reverse | ||
References
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Lydien. 8 Heft (n° 2868-3328), Berlin, 1963
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, volume 6 : handbook of coins of the islands: Adriatic, Iionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus), sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 358 p.
