2966 - Pergamum (Philetairus) (Philetairus/Athena) over Antiochus IV? (Roma Numismatics, 7, March 2014, 675)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 2966

241 BCE - 197 BCE | ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ

Images

Overstriking coin

Overstruck variety

Antiochus IV overstruck 72 Eumenes II (Meadows).jpg [2]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Pergamum Eumenes II 72 drawing (Meadows).jpg

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics 7 (22/03/2014), no. 675.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	Gutekunst collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Philetairos right, wearing laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ (Greek) Athena seated to left, left elbow resting on shield, crowning ΦΙΛΕΤΑΙΡΟΥ with wreath. In field, bow.

Mint and issuing power

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

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region.

Mysia

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:

Attalid Kingdom, Eumenes II of Pergamum (Attalid king, 197-159 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 241 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 197 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: 16.6716.67 g <br />16,670 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).: 3737 mm <br />3.7 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=648732&AucID=1193&Lot=675, Meadows 2020

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Meadows 20201Meadows 2020

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

THEOY Zeus seated on a throne.

Mint and issuing power

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

Pergamum

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus IV Epiphanes (Seleucid king, 175-164 BC)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 175 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 164 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

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

tetradrachm

StandardStandard. ^ᵖ:

Attic

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	SC II2SC II, n° 1396-1397 (173/2-169/8 BC), SC II2SC II, 1398-1400 (168-164 BC), HGC 93HGC 9, n° 619, Meadows 20201Meadows 2020
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=1396

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks:	"Interestingly, this coin is overstruck on a tetradrachm of Antiochos IV 175-164 with seated Zeus reverse (cf. SC 1396-1397 dated 173/2-169/8 BC circa or SC 1398-1400 dated 168-164 BC); the following traces of the undertype are visible on the reverse: letters TH-E-O-Y on Athena's shoulder; folders of Zeus' himation on Athena's face; and leg of Zeus' throne on Athena's right arm."

References

a b Meadows, Andrew (2020), "An Attalid overstrike and its Implications", Revue Numismatique 177, p.117-127.
a b Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine C. - Hoover, Oliver D. (2008), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 2, Seleucus IV through Antiochus XIII, 2 v., New York - Lancaster - London, (xxx), 120 p. of plates : ill., maps, tables
^ 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.