SO 557 - Athens over Athens?

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3187


229 BCE - 223 BCE | AΘE

Images
Overstriking coin
68c.png [1]
Overstruck variety
Ref_athènes_zeus_athéna.png [2]
Location/history
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: Athenian Agora, Z-2403

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Artemis right, with quiver at shoulder. Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΘE (Greek) Statue of Athena Polias right, holding owl and phiale.
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 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. 229 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 223 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 9.059.05 g <br />9,050 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 33 mm <br />0.3 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2121 mm <br />2.1 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Kroll 1993, n°68c. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Svoronos 1923-19261Svoronos 1923-1926, p. 25, n°5-10, p. 104, n°3-4, Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°68, HGC 43HGC 4, n°1693
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Zeus wearing a laurel wreath ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AΘE (Greek) Statue of Athena Polias stg. r., holding an owl in 1. hand and phiale in r., border of dots
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. 229 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 223 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
StandardStandard. : Attic
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Kroll 19932Kroll 1993, n°66
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "overstruck, probably on Zeus/Athena Polias (66)"

References

  1. ^  Svoronos, Ioannes N. (1923-1926), Les monnaies d'Athenes, Munich, F. Bruckmann, xix + 114 p. and 39 pl.
  2. a b  Kroll, John H. (1993), The Greek coins, Athenian Agora vol. 26, Princeton, xxvi + 376 p., 36 pl.
  3. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.