330 BCE - 270 BCE | Φ - Α
Overstriking coin
Phalasarna_BnF_(over_Argos).jpg
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Overstruck variety
Argos (under Phalasarna).jpg
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Museum collectionMuseum collection:
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Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Fonds général 490
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Artemis Diktynna right, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Φ - Α (Greek) Ornate trident head. Border of dots.
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Phalasarna
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Crete
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Modern countryModern country: Crete
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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. 330 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 2.572.57 g <br />2,570 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm
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StandardStandard.: Aeginetic
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Forepart of wolf
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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A with A at top within shallow incuse square
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Argos
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Peloponnesus
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 320 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 280 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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hemidrachm
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Aeginetic
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References