3543 - Alexandria Troas (AE Apollo/lyra) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Peus, 313, May 1985, 92)
From SILVER
197 BCE - 188 BCE | AΛ
Images
Overstriking coin
Alexandria_Troas_Peus, _313, _13_May_1985, _92.jpg
Overstruck variety
Pergamum Asklepios Omphalos.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Peus, 313, 13 May 1985, 92 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing a laurel wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΛ (Greek) Lyra |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Alexandria Troas | Ancient regionAncient region. | Troas | 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. 197 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 188 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: 7.967.96 g <br />7,960 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Asklepios right, wearing a laurel wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Raised snake on omphalos |
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. 200 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
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | BMC Mysia1BMC Mysia, n° 158, SNG Paris Mysia2SNG Paris Mysia, n° 1813-1814 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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References
- ^ Wroth, William Warwick (1892), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XII : Mysia, London, xxxv + 217 p., xxxv pl.
- ^ 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.
