3066 - Abydus (tetradrachm Artemis/eagle) over Aesillas (Alexander/club) (Vienna, KHM, 16654)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3066

90 BCE - 60 BCE | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ / ΦΙΛΙΣKΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 87 - Abydus over uncertain mint.jpg

Overstruck variety

87 - Abydus (tetradrachm) over Aesillas (Vienna, KM, 16654) overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, 16654.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ / ΦΙΛΙΣKΟΥ (Greek) Eagle right. In field, grape. All in 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. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 60 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: 16.5216.52 g <br />16,520 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Callataÿ 1996

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG von Aulock Mysien1SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1453, Callataÿ 19962Callataÿ 1996

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

MAKEΔONΩN (Greek) Head of the deified Alexander the Great right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AESILLAS (Latin) Money chest, club, and chair, all within wreath

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:

Roman Republic, Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC)

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.. 75 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Callataÿ 1996b3Callataÿ 1996b, Bauslaugh 20004Bauslaugh 2000

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: