2897 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Artemis) over Lysimachia (Heracles/Nike) (CNG, EA 124, Oct. 2005, 122)
From SILVER
225 BCE - 198 BCE | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 124, 12 Oct. 2005, 122 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) Artemis standing right, holding long torch |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Lysimachia | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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. 225 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 198 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 11.2411.24 g <br />11,240 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I1Sear I, n° 1620, HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 1495 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ (Greek) Nike left holding wreath and palm. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Lysimachia | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Thrace | 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. 250 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | SNG Copenhagen 9023SNG Copenhagen 902 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
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