SO 1983 - Seleuceia on the Hedyphon over uncertain mint

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2564

80 - 79 | BΑCΙΛЄΩC ΚΑΜΝΑCΚΙΡΟΥ ΒΑCΙΛΙCCΗC ΑΝΖΑΖΗC

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Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Heritage World Coin Auctions, NYINC Signature Sale 3037 (04/01/2015), no. 30930
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	California Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Jugate and draped busts of Kamnaskires, diademed, and Anzaze, wearing stephane, left. Behind, anchor.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BΑCΙΛЄΩC ΚΑΜΝΑCΚΙΡΟΥ ΒΑCΙΛΙCCΗC ΑΝΖΑΖΗC Zeus enthroned left, holding Nike and scepter. Inner left, ΓΛΣ (year 233).

Mint and issuing power

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

Seleuceia on the Hedyphon

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country:

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:

Kamnaskires III (Kamnaskirid king of Elymais, c. 82-75 BC), Anzaze (queen of the Elymais, 82-75 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 80 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 79

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.5915.59 g <br />15,590 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.: 12 h"h" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3333 mm <br />3.3 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

M. Alram1M. Alram , Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band IV: Nomina Propria Iranica In Nummis, Vienna, 1986, no. 454

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:

Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD)

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

tetradrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

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