1978 - Alexandria Troas (AE lyra/lyra) over uncertain type (Winterthur, 2.2702)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 1978

300 BCE - 200 BCE | AΛΕΞΑΝ…

Images

Overstriking coin

Alexandria_Troas_Winterthur.jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Winterthur 2.2702.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Coll. van Lennep 1891

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Lyra (?)

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

AΛΕΞΑΝ… Lyra

Mint and issuing power

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

Alexandria Troas

Ancient regionAncient region.

Troas

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 300 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BCE

Hellenistic 323-30 BC 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: 0.880.88 g <br />880 mg <br />		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).: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

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:		Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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