130 BCE - 120 BCE | EYMHXAN[OΣ] / MI above ΙΣ
Overstriking coin
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Leu Numismatik 10, 24 Oct. 2021, 2151
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Laureate head of Apollo to right, with bow and quiver over his left shoulder.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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EYMHXAN[OΣ] / MI above ΙΣ (Greek) Lion standing right, head turned back to left, above, star, in field to right, monogram of MI above monogram of ΙΣ.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Miletus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Ionia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 120 BCE
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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.: Gold
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 8.518.51 g <br />8,510 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic standard
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"Extremely rare, apparently the fourth known example. Struck from slightly worn dies and with a scrape on the obverse, otherwise, very fine. … with some die wear and minor die breaks, and perhaps even some light traces of overstriking on the reverse "
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