4533 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over uncertain type (Morton & Eden, 115, May 2022, 105)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4533

80 BCE - 70 BCE | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ - ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

2275 - Abydos (tetra) over uncertain mint (Morton.jpeg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Morton & Eden, 115, 5 May 2022, 105
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Ex European Ambassador Collection, formed in the 1950s and 1960s.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Draped bust of Artemis to right, wearing stephane and necklace and with bow and quiver over her shoulder

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ - ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Eagle standing right with wings spread, in field to right, crested Macedonian helmet to right, all within laurel wreath

Mint and issuing power

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

Abydus

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. 80 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE

hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.9615.96 g <br />15,960 mg <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2024336&AucID=4798&Lot=105

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Callataÿ 19961Callataÿ 1996

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. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks:

References

^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Abydos sur Aesillas", in Anatupo apo to afiervma sth Mantv Oikonomidou "Xarakthr", Athens, p. 81-91.