3001 - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III) (AE egale/thunderbolt) over uncertain type (Helios, 3, Apr. 2009, 21)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3001


305 BCE - 295 BCE | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 431 - Seuthopolis over uncertain mint.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Helios, 3, 29 Apr. 2009, 21

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Eagle right. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek) Thunderbolt.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Seuthopolis Ancient regionAncient region. Thrace Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria 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: Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 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.. 295 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.543.54 g <br />3,540 mg <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Topalov 20031Topalov 2003, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1715

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^  Topalov, Stavri (2003), Ancient Thrace : contributions to the study of the early Thracian tribal coinage and it's relations to the coinage of the Odrysians and the Odrysian kingdom during 6th-4th. c. B.C, Sofia, Nasko-1701, 279 p.
  2. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.