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SO 376 - Uncertain mint imitating Maroneia over uncertain mint

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3178


168 - 45 | ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ

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Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Lanz 97 (22/05/2000), no. 48.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy and mitra wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ Dionysos standing left, chlamys draped over his left arm, holding two spears in his left hand and bunch of grapes with his right. In field, two monograms.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Maroneia - pretended mint (imitation) Ancient regionAncient region. Thrace - pretended area (imitation from the Celtic world) 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 168 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 45 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: 14.9814.98 g <br />14,980 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).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic (reduced)
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: O. D. Hoover1O. D. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC - Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 3, Lancaster-London, 2017, no. 1556

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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:

References

  1. ^ O. D. Hoover