3696 - Epidaurus (hemidrachm Asclepius/monogram) over Phlius (bull/phi) (BCD coll. - LHS, 96, May 2006, 1238)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3696

255 BCE - 250 BC | monogram (EΠ)

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 7 - Epidaurus over Phlius.jpg

Overstruck variety

SO 6 - Epidaurus over Phlius overstruck variety visible on the overstriking coin.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group (23/05/2007), no. 320 ; LHS 96 (8/05/2006), no. 1238.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	BCD Coll.

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Asclepius left, wearing laurel wreath. In field, E.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

monogram (EΠ) (Greek) Monogram within laurel wreath.

Mint and issuing power

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

Epidaurus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Peloponnesus

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. 255 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 250 BC

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

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 2.732.73 g <br />2,730 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hemidrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 55 mm <br />0.5 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Aeginetic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 171.	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Requier 19931Requier 1993, series 3 [2], D1/R1, 171, LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, no. 1237-1239 and 1241, HGC 53HGC 5, n° 724
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/epidaurus.requier 1993.hemidrachm serie 1-2e

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bull butting to left, head lowered and turned to face the viewer.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Φ (Greek) Φ within ivy wreath with four inner leaves, and rosette of nine berries above

Mint and issuing power

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

Phlius

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Peloponnesus (Phliasia)

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. 280 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 270 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:

hemidrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	LHS 96 20062LHS 96 2006, n° 132ff
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phlius.bmc peloponnesos.1-2.6-7

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks:	"Clear traces of overstriking on a hemidrachm of Phlious on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. The original Phlious reverse with F within wreath can easily be seen underneath the present reverse type"