SO 871 - Uncertain mint over uncertain mint

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3738

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Overstriking coin

SO 871 - Uncertain mint over uncertain mint.jpg

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, 2002,0101.1733
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Ch. A. Hersh collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek) Bow in bowcase and club.

Mint and issuing power

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

Uncertain mint

Ancient regionAncient region.

Uncertain area

Modern countryModern country: unknown

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:

Cassander (regent and king of Macedonia, 317-297 BC)

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

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.933.93 g <br />3,930 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 22 mm <br />0.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Gaebler 1935, n° 8

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

HGC 3.11HGC 3.1, n°

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Macedonian shield.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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:
RemarksRemarks:	Possibly overstruck on Price 1991, n° 2803