3251 - Lysimachia (AE Heracles/Nike) over uncertain type (Okray coll. - Arslan 1998, 22)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3251

250 BCE - 220 BCE | ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 349 - Lysimachia over Lysimachia.png

Location/history

Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:	Cafer S. Okray coll.	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	CH 9, 188: Thrace, 1997, no. 342 (appeared on market in Istanbul, purchased by a dealer from Ankara, then purchased by the collector Cafer S. Okray ; this coin was purchased separately).

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) Nike left holding wreath and palm.

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. 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.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.793.79 g <br />3,790 mg <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 18.518.5 mm <br />1.85 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 22

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Arslan 19981Arslan 1998, p. 77-82, n° 22, Arslan 19992Arslan 1999, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1500

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

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. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:

Additional data

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