3923 - Epidaurus (hemidrachm Asclepius/monogram) over Phlius (bull/phi) (Nomos, 24, May 2022, 134)
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255 BCE - 250 BCE | EΠ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 2206 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg [Nomos 24, 22 May 2022, lot 134]
Overstruck variety
SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, 24, 22 May 2022, lot 134 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | From the Maleatas Collection, acquired from 1985 to 1989 |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate and bearded head of Asklepios to left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EΠ (Greek) Monogram of EΠ 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: 2.602.6 g <br />2,600 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).: 18.518.5 mm <br />1.85 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Aeginetic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Réquier 1993, Series 1, D1/R2, 77 (this coin) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Réquier 19931Réquier 1993, Series 1, D1/R2, 77 (this coin) |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bull butting to l. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Φ (Greek) Initial Φ in ivy-wreath. |
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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References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, n° 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: | Overstruck on a hemidrachm of Phlius | ||
