2957 - Petra (AE Athena/Nike) over Ptolemaic type (Alexander/eagle) (CNG, EA 268, Nov. 2011, 147)
From SILVER
280 BCE - 72 BCE
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 268, 16 Nov. 2011, 147 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Nike advancing left, holding cornucopia and wreath. In left field, Λ. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Petra (Arabia) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Arabia | Modern countryModern country: Jordan | 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: | Nabataean Kingdom |
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.. 72 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: 4.754.75 g <br />4,750 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Meshorer 19751Meshorer 1975, n° 1-4, Schmitt-Korte - Price 19942Schmitt-Korte - Price 1994, n° 5-6, HGC 103HGC 10, n° 671 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of the deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing left on thunderbolt |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Alexandria | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Egypt | Modern countryModern country: Egypt | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Ptolemy III Euergetes (Ptolemaic king, 246-222 BC), Ptolemy I Soter (satrap and Ptolemaic king of Egypt, 323-305 BC), Ptolemaic dynasty (323-30 BC), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (Ptolemaic king, 283-246 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 305 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 222 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | CPE I4CPE I |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on a Ptolemaic bronze issue of Ptolemy III, with the control mark of the undertype visible." | ||
