16249 - Scione (tetradrachm lion & stag/incuse square) over Acanthus (lion & bull/incuse square) (Athens, Alpha Bank, Inv. n° 6308)
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Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Athens, Alpha Bank, Inv. n° 6308 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion to the right on back of stag to the left, the stag, with head raised and looking forwards, is kneeling on left foreleg, the lion with head in profile is clinging with tooth and claw to the hindquarters of the stag, within a circular border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Scione | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 15.6615.66 g <br />15,660 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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| StandardStandard.: Attic-Euboic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Tselekas 2002, p. 30-40, n° C1 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion to the right on back of bull to the left, the bull, with head raised and looking forwards, is kneeling on left foreleg, the lion, with head, in profile is clinging with tooth and claw to the hindquarters of the bull, in the exergue floral ornament, within a circular border of dots. (visible: head and neck of lion, hindquarters of bull, tail of lion, part of dotted circle). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square. |
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: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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