2933 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Dionysus/Pegasus) (MacDonald 1998, 4)
From SILVER
168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (N…ΔEO…)
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Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (N…ΔEO…) (Greek) Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | Ancient regionAncient region. | Macedon | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 168 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
| 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: 7.777.77 g <br />7,770 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Malloy, 18. pl. I, 11-13, MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 1, pl. 1, n° 4 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63, MacDonald 19982MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 1, pl. 1, n° 4, HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath (visible: slight traces). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (Θ)ΕΣ(ΣΑΛΟ)ΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek) Pegasos right. In right field, ear of grain. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | 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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 118, n° 4, tafel XXII, 22, Touratsoglou 19934Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.3 |
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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