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:
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 130 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 90 BCE
hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 3434 mm <br />3.4 cm <br />
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. 166 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE
Hellenistic 323-30 BCperiodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.ᵖ:
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