3911 - Epidaurus (hemidrachm Asclepius/monogram) over Phlius (bull/phi) (Burgan, 16, Dec. 1983, 216)
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255 BCE - 250 BCEΕ | ΕΠ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 2205 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg [Nomos AG, 24, 22 May 2022, lot 131.]
Overstruck variety
SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg [LHS Numismatik AG, 102, 29 April 2008, lot 205]
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos AG, 24, 22 May 2022, lot 131 = Burgan VSO 16, 4 December 1983, 216. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Maleatas Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ε (Greek) Laureate and bearded head of Asklepios to left, behind, Ε. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΠ (Greek) Monogram of ΕΠ within laurel wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Epidaurus | Ancient regionAncient region. | Peloponnesus | 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. 255 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 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: 2.652.65 g <br />2,650 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1717 mm <br />1.7 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Réquier 19931Réquier 1993, Series 2, 159-173 (D1/R1, these dies), LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, nos 1237-1238 (same dies) | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Φ (Greek) Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Phlius | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: | hemidrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ: | aeginetic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, nos. 132ff | ||
| 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: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Traces of overstriking, probably on a hemidrachm of Phlious" | ||
