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3435 - Thessalonica (Aesillas) (tetradrachm Alexander/club) over Athens (Athena/owl) (Schulten, Oct. 1987, 140 = RBW coll.)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3435


95 BCE - 70 BCEMAKEΔONΩΝ | AESILLAS Q

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 390 - Thessalonica over Thasos.jpg
Overstruck variety
Athens Mikion Euryklei.jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Schulten, 20-22 Oct. 1987, lot 140
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : Rick Witschonke collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: MAKEΔONΩΝ (Greek) Head of Alexander the Great right. Behind head, Θ. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AESILLAS Q (Latin) Fiscus, club and sella curulis. All within laurel wreath.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Thessalonica Ancient regionAncient region. Macedon 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: Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC), Roman Republic
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.. 70 BCE hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.7216.72 g <br />16,720 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 2 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Bauslaugh 20001Bauslaugh 2000, Groups I-III, V-VI and VIII (dies O7-R36), HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 1110, Callataÿ 2021a3Callataÿ 2021a, p. 284, n° 2
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Owl on amphora.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Athens Ancient regionAncient region.  Attica Modern countryModern country: Greece 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. 166 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Thompson 19614Thompson 1961
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: weak
RemarksRemarks: overstruck on Athens, not on Thasos; issue not identifiable