3253 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (London, BM, 1890-8-5.4)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3253

133 BCE - 67 BCE | ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟY

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 1890-8-5.4

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΘΗΝΑΣ ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟY (Greek) Trophy consisting of helmet and cuirass.

Mint and issuing power

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

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mysia

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:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 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: 6.516.51 g <br />6,510 mg <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

BMC Mysia, p. 131, n° 177, Chameroy 2016, p. 115, fig. 2

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

BMC Mysia1BMC Mysia, p. 131, n° 177, Chameroy 20162Chameroy 2016, p. 115, fig. 2

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Asklepios right, wearing a laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΣΚΛΗΠΙΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ (Greek) Raised snake on omphalos.

Mint and issuing power

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

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 133 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 67 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	overstruck on « Asklepios/snake on omphalos

References

^ Wroth, William Warwick (1892), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. vol. XII : Mysia, London, xxxv + 217 p., xxxv pl.
^ Chameroy, Jérémie (2016), "Manipulating Late Hellenistic Coinage: Some Overstrikes and Countermarks on Bronze Coins of Pergamum," Chiron, 46, p. 85-118.