3750 - Comana (AE Dionysus/thyrsus) over Pontus (Perseus/pilei) (New York, ANS, 1970.142.247)
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95 BCE - 85 BCE | KOMA-NΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 35 - Comana over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 35 - Comana over uncertain mint overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | New York, American Numismatic Society, 1970.142.247 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Stephens collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Dionysus right, wearing mitra and ivy wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KOMA-NΩN (Greek) Thyrsus with fillet. In field, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Comana | Ancient regionAncient region. | Pontus | 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: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 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: 3.823.82 g <br />3,820 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br /> | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, no. 7) | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, no. 1264, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 289 (Comana, no. 7), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 283 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Bare-headed bust of Perseus right | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (name of the city) (Greek) Cornucopiae between pilei surmounted by stars |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Amisus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Pontus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 120 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | exceptional | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
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