86 BCE - 85 BCE | ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ to right, ΞΜΙΘΕΩΣ to left, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Laureate head of Apollo to left
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝΟΣ to right, ΞΜΙΘΕΩΣ to left, ΑΛΕΞΑΝ (Greek) Apollo Smintheus standing to right, quiver over shoulder, holding bow and arrow
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Alexandria Troas
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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. 86 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 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: 16.8416.84 g <br />16,840 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).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin:
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Imhoof-Blumer 1883, p. 261, n° 164, Bellinger 1961, p. 99, n° A 157, Callataÿ 1997a, p. 152
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Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:
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Imhoof-Blumer 18831Imhoof-Blumer 1883, p. 261, n° 164, Bellinger 19612Bellinger 1961, p. 99, n° A 157 (O15-R35), Callataÿ 1997a3Callataÿ 1997a, p. 152
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| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of young Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΗΕΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΘΑΣΙΩΝ (Greek) Herakles standing facing, head left, holding club in right hand, lion skin draped over left arm
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Mint and issuing power
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 167 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 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
References
- ^ Imhoof-Blumer, Friedrich (1883), Monnaies grecques, Amsterdam, Müller, 518 p., 9 pl.
- ^ Bellinger, Alfred R. (1961), Troy. Supplementary monograph 2, The coins, Princeton, Princeton University Press
- ^ 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.
