2985 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Münzen & Medaillen, 23, Oct. 2007, 237)
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280 BCE - 250 BCEΛΕ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Münzen und Medaillen, 23, 18 Oct. 2007, 237 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ΛΕ (Greek) Chimera left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head of bull with man face (Achelaos). In field, monogram. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Leucas | Ancient regionAncient region. | Acarnania | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BCE | 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.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.524.52 g <br />4,520 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br /> | |
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Thessaly1BMC Thessaly, n° 15-18, p. 175, HGC 42HGC 4, n° 862 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Apollo left | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΦIΛIΠΠOY (Greek) Youth on horseback left, below horse |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 359 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 336 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 23SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 872, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 882 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | sure |
| RemarksRemarks: | "überprägt auf eine Bronze des Philippos II. von Makedonien" | ||
