2987 - Amastris (AE Aegis/Nike) over Pontic type (Ares/sword) (Istanbul, Sadberk Hanım Museum, 13107)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2987

95 BCE - 85 BCE | AMAΣ-TPΕΩΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 39 - Amastris over Amisus.jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 25 - Amisus over Amisus overstruck variety.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	Istanbul, Sadberk Hanım Museum, 13107.
	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	Sivas Hoard (CH IX, 542), no. 680.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Aegis with Gorgoneion in centre.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AMAΣ-TPΕΩΣ (Greek) Nike advancing right, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm.

Mint and issuing power

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

Amastris

Ancient regionAncient region.

Paphlagonia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

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.. 85 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.887.88 g <br />7,880 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amastris, n°1)

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, n° 1315-1318, Callataÿ 20072Callataÿ 2007, p. 288 (Amastris, n° 1), HGC 73HGC 7, n° 361

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Helmeted head of Ares r.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

(name of the city) (Greek) Sword in sheath

Mint and issuing power

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

Amisus

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Pontus

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 110 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

tetrachalkon

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, n° 1147

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: