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3197 - Panticapaeum (AE Apollo/tripod) over Amisus (Ares/sword) (London, BM, 1969-9-2.1)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3197


90 BCE - 70 BCE | ΠANTIKAΠAITΩN

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 658 - Panticapaeum (AE Apollo-thyrsos-tripod) over Amisus.png
Overstruck variety
Amisus Ares.jpeg [1]
Location/history
Museum collectionMuseum collection: London, British Museum, 1969,0902.1

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠANTIKAΠAITΩN (Greek) Filleted thyrsos leaning against tripod. In field, monograms.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Panticapaeum Ancient regionAncient region. Bosporus Modern countryModern country: Russia (Crimea) 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 7.507.5 g <br />7,500 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: denomination B 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).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: SNG BM Black Sea, n° 937, pl. XXXV. (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1969-0902-1) Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Anokhin 19861Anokhin 1986, n° 202, SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 937, MacDonald 20053MacDonald 2005, n° 171, HGC 74HGC 7, n° 120
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Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Ares. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Sword in sheath.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Amisus Ancient regionAncient region.  Pontus Modern countryModern country: Turkey AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : 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. 111 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 1147-1165, HGC 74HGC 7, n° 241
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Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: frequent Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: sure
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