3304 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, n° 109)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3304

133 BCE - 67 BCEEΠI ΠEPΓAMOY | ΠΕΡΓΑΜHΝΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 85 - Pergamum over Pergamum.jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 78 - Pergamum over Pergamum overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history


	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Pergamum, Excavations of Pergamum, n° 109 – RGZM O43369

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

EΠI ΠEPΓAMOY (Greek) Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΠΕΡΓΑΜHΝΩΝ (Greek) Nike right, wearing palm.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.148.14 g <br />8,140 mg <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Chameroy 2016, no. 39 and p. 116, fig. 8

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1379, SNG Copenhagen Mysia2SNG Copenhagen Mysia, 365, SNG Paris Mysia3SNG Paris Mysia, 1790-1793, Chameroy 20164Chameroy 2016

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing Attic crested helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟY (Greek) Trophy consisting of helmet and cuirass.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

SNG Paris Mysia3SNG Paris Mysia, 1803

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957
^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum. 19. Mysia, Copenhagen, Einar Munksgaard, 1945.
a b Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
^ Chameroy, Jérémie (2016), "Manipulating Late Hellenistic Coinage: Some Overstrikes and Countermarks on Bronze Coins of Pergamum," Chiron, 46, p. 85-118.