SO 744 - Terone over Acanthus
From SILVER
490 BCE - 480 BCET-E
Images
Overstriking coin
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Location/history
| Museum collectionMuseum collection: | London, British Museum, BNK,G.136 | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | Bank of England |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | T-E (Greek) Amphora with bunches of grapes. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Terone | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 490 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 480 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6116.61 g <br />16,610 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
| StandardStandard.: Attic-Euboic | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Gaebler 1935, 114, n° 2, pl. 22, n° 8, Kraay 1955, 10, n° 4a., Tselekas 2002, p. 30-40, n° A5., BMC, p. 106, n° 1 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Hardwick 19981Hardwick 1998, n° 5, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 705 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion right clinging with tooth and claw on the hindquarters of a bull kneeling left with head raised and looking forwards. In exergue, floral ornament. Border of dots (visible: left front claw of lion, tail and back of bull, parts of dotted circle). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square (visible: traces of outline of square). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Acanthus | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
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 ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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