1837 - Nisibis (Seleucus II) (tetradrachm Seleucus II/Apollo) over uncertain type (CNG, 108, May 2018, 312)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1837

246 BCE - 226 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕYΚΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 1158 - Nisibis over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, 108, 16 May 2018, 312
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	M. N. L. collection ; Hadrien Rambach collection (16/08/2016) ; Malcolm Hay

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Seleucus II right, wearing diadem. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΕΛΕYΚΟΥ (Greek) Apollo standing left, nude, holding arrow, elbow resting on tripod. In outer right field, monogram. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

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

Nisibis

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mesopotamia

Modern countryModern country: Syria

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:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Seleucus II Callinicus (Seleucid king, 246-225 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 246 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 226 BCE

hellenistic 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: 16.5416.54 g <br />16,540 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.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 28.528.5 mm <br />2.85 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SC I1SC I, n° 749.3, HGC 92HGC 9, n° 304b
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.749

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

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:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck on uncertain type (traces of undertype in field on obverse)"

References

^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.