Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (BNF, Fonds général 134)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 270 BCE | Λ
Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Fonds général 134. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Chimera left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Λ (Greek) Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Leucas | Ancient regionAncient region. | Acarnania | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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: 6.286.28 g <br />6,280 mg <br /> | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8573938q.r=Leucas?rk=1695287, 2 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Thessaly1BMC Thessaly, n°1-10, p.174, SNG Copenhagen 32SNG Copenhagen 3, n°367, HGC 43HGC 4, n°859 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek) Naked rider wearing petasus on horse prancing r. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 359 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 294 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC , 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: | SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 24SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 919, HGC 3.15HGC 3.1, n° 883 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
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