23998 - Miletus (AE Apollo/lion) over Miletus (Apollo/lion) (CNG, EA 420, May 2018, 245)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 23998

130 BCE - 110 BCE | BAΣIΛEIΔHΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

Miletus_Classical_Numismatic_Group, _EA_420, _9_May_2018, _245.jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 420, 9 May 2018, 245

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Statue of Apollo Didymos standing right, holding stag and bow. In lower right field, monogram. Border of dots.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

BAΣIΛEIΔHΣ (Greek) Lion crouching right, head reverted. Above, star.

Mint and issuing power

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

Miletus

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. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 110 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.983.98 g <br />3,980 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:		Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Deppert-Lippitz 19841Deppert-Lippitz 1984, n° 941-956, Marcellesi 20042Marcellesi 2004, n° 56
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/miletus marcellesi 2004 56

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Apollo right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Name of moneyer (Greek) Lion standing right, head left, star above

Mint and issuing power

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

Miletus

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Ionia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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. 170 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 150 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	Deppert-Lippitz 19841Deppert-Lippitz 1984, n° 383-4, Marcellesi 20042Marcellesi 2004, n° 49
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/miletus marcellesi 2004 49

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Overstruck on an earlier issue, probably Marcellesi 49"