2828 - Amisus (AE Ares/sword) over uncertain type (Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, CM.3611-2007)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2828

111 BCE - 90 BCE | AMIΣOY

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 19 - Amisus over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, CM.3611-2007
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Mossop collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Ares (?) right, wearing a crested Attic helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AMIΣOY (Greek) Sword in sheath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Amisus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Pontus

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:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 111 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.586.58 g <br />6,580 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetrachalkon	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 1).

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1147-1165, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amisos, no. 1), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 241

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..

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks: