2001 - Samos (tetradrachm facing lion/forepart of bull) over Athens (Athena/owl) (London, BM, HPB, p. 112.51)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2001

453 BCE - 439 BCE | ΣΑ

Images

Overstriking coin

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Overstruck variety

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, HPB,p112.51
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	H. P. Borrell collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Lion scalp facing.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΣΑ (Greek) Forepart of ox right within incuse square. Behind, an oliv branch.

Mint and issuing power

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

Samos

Ancient regionAncient region.

Ionia

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. 453 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 439 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 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: 13.0113.01 g <br />13,010 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.: 99 mm <br />0.9 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Samian

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	Barron 1966, class VII, n° 83c., Gardner 44.9, pl. ii, n° 3, BMC Ionia, p.358, n° 87	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Barron 19661Barron 1966, class VII, HGC 62HGC 6, n° 1189 or 1190
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/samos barron 1966 class vi tetradrachms

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Athena

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΑΘΕ (Greek) Owl (visible on reverse: legend)

Mint and issuing power

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

Athens

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Attica

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. 510 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 475 BCE

Classical ^{480-323 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

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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