2045 - Miletus (AE Apollo/lion) over Miletus (Apollo/lion) (Lanz, ebay, 18 Apr. 2017)
From SILVER
130 BCE - 100 BCE
Images
Overstriking coin
Miletus_Lanz, _ebay, _18_April_2017.jpg
Overstruck variety
Miletus BnF.jpg [1]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Lanz, ebay, 18 Apr. 2017 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Statue of Apollo Didymos standing right, holding stag and bow. In lower right field, monogram. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Greek) Lion crouching right, head reverted. Above, star. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Miletus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Ionia | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 100 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.872.87 g <br />2,870 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Deppert-Lippitz 19841Deppert-Lippitz 1984, n° 941-956, Marcellesi 20042Marcellesi 2004, n° 56 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Apollo right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Name of moneyer (Greek) Lion standing right, head left, star above |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Miletus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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. 170 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Deppert-Lippitz 19841Deppert-Lippitz 1984, n° 383-4, Marcellesi 20042Marcellesi 2004, n° 49 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Undertype: Deppert-Lippitz 383-4" | ||
References
- a b Deppert-Lippitz, Barbara (1984), Die Münzprägung Milets vom vierten bis ersten Jahrhundert v.Chr., Typos 5, Aarau-Francfort-Salzbourg.
- a b Marcellesi, Marie-Christine (2004), Milet des Hécatomnides à la domination romaine : pratiques monétaires et histoire de la cité du IVe au IIe siècle av. J.-C., Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern, 256 p.
