3009 - Phanagoria (AE Apollo/tripod) over Phanagoria (Artemis/stag) (MacDonald coll., 53)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3009

90 BCE - 70 BCE | ΦΑNAΓΟΡΙΤΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 722 - Phanagoria (AE Apollo-tripod) over Phanagoria.jpg

Overstruck variety

Phanagoria artemsi stag overstruck.jpg [1]

Traces of the overstruck variety

Location/history


Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	David MacDonald collection, n° 53

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΦΑNAΓΟΡΙΤΩΝ (Greek) Filleted thyrsos leaning against tripod. In field, monograms. In left field, monogram.

Mint and issuing power

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

Phanagoria

Ancient regionAncient region.

Bosporus

Modern countryModern country: Russia

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:

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 90 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 6.646.64 g <br />6,640 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetrachalkon	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).: 2424 mm <br />2.4 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	MacDonald 2009, p. 72-73, n° 53	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	SNG BM Black Sea1SNG BM Black Sea, n° 1007, MacDonald 20052MacDonald 2005, n° 176, HGC 73HGC 7, n° 167
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phanagoria.macdonald.2005.176

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Bust of Artemis right, with bow and quiver over shoulder

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΦΑΝΑΓΟΡΙΤΩΝ (Greek) Stag reclining left

Mint and issuing power

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

Phanagoria

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Bosporus

Modern countryModern country: Russia

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

Mithridates VI Eupator (king of the Pontic kingdom, c. 120-63 BC), Pontic kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 105 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 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:

tetrachalkon

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	MacDonald 20052MacDonald 2005, n° 166/1, HGC 73HGC 7, n° 166
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phanagoria.macdonald.2005.166

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and concentrated	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	sure
RemarksRemarks: