SO 961 - Uncertain mint over uncertain mint
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| BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ
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Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group MBS 57 (04/04/2001), no. 649. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | J. Bergman Collection |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Zeus-Ammon right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΤΟΛEMΑΙΟΥ Double filleted cornuacopia. In left field, Φ. |
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: | Ptolemy VIII Physcon (169-164, 144-132/1 and 126-116 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.: | WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 47.1547.15 g <br />47,150 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 4242 mm <br />4.2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | J. N. Svoronos1J. N. Svoronos, Τα νομίσματα του κράτους των Πτολεμαίων, Athens, 1904–1908, no. 1640. |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Eagle. |
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: | Svoronos 16412Svoronos 1641 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
