3212 - Amphipolis (AE Strymon/trident) over Thessalonica (Zeus/goats) (MacDonald 1998, 6)
From SILVER
168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ
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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 (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 ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.466.46 g <br />6,460 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br /> | |
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Malloy 14, pl. I, 18-20, MacDonald 1998, p. 100-1, n° 3, pl. 1, n° 6 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63, MacDonald 19982MacDonald 1998, p. 100-1, n° 3, pl. 1, n° 6, HGC 3.13HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ΘΕΣ)Σ(Α)Λ(ΟΝΙΚΗΣ) (Greek) Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: almost all of right goat, trace of monogram). |
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. 185 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 168 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 118, n° 3, tafel XXII, 25, Touratsoglou 19934Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.2 |
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
RemarksRemarks: | Malloy 14 (attributing host coin to Amphipolis), pl. I, 18-20. |