80 BCE - 70 BCE | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ - ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ
Overstriking coin
2275 - Abydos (tetra) over uncertain mint (Morton.jpeg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Morton & Eden, 115, 5 May 2022, 105
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Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and necklace and with bow and quiver over her shoulder
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ - ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing right with wings spread, in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right, all within laurel wreath
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Abydus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Troas
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE
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hellenistic 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: 15.9615.96 g <br />15,960 mg <br />
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References
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
References
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Abydos sur Aesillas", in Anatupo apo to afiervma sth Mantv Oikonomidou "Xarakthr", Athens, p. 81-91.