From an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s.
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
Head of Athena facing slightly right, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with Scylla throwing a stone, in left field, monogram
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
HPAKΛEIΩN APIΣTO / ΔAMOΣ (Greek) Heracles standing facing, head left, holding skyphos in extended right hand, and lion's skin and cornucopia in left, club leaning against right leg
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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. 281 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 278 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime 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: 7.887.88 g <br />7,880 mg <br />
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: nomos
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. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 290 BCE
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periodTime period of the numismatic object.
