SO 906 - Amphipolis over Thessalonica
From SILVER
168 BCE - 150 BCE | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ
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Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Strymon right, wearing reeds wreath. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MAKEΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek) Trident orned with dolphins. In fields, monograms. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amphipolis | 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: | Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 168 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 6.176.17 g <br />6,170 mg <br /> | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 88 mm <br />0.8 cm <br /> | |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | MacDonald 1998, p. 100, n° 2, pl. 1, n° 5. | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 35-37, n° 59-63, HGC 3.12HGC 3.1, n° 334 |
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Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath (nothing visible). | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΘΕΣΣ(ΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ) (Greek) Two confronted goats. In exergue, monogram (visible: heads of goats, back and tail of left goat). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | 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. 185 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 168 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, n° 3, tafel XXII, 25, Touratsoglou 19933Touratsoglou 1993, pl. IX.2, Malloy 41. pl. I4Malloy 41. pl. I, 14-16. |
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Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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