3332 - Boeotia (uncertain mint) (Boeotian League) (AE Demeter/Poseidon) over Antigonus Gonatas (Heracles/rider) (CNG, EA 148, Sept. 2006, 138)
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225 BCE - 215 BCE | BOIΩΤΩN
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Group, EA 148, 20 Sept. 2006, 138. | |
| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ: | David Herman coll. |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Demeter or Kore (Persephone) facing slightly right, wearing wreath of grain ears. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BOIΩΤΩN (Greek) Poseidon standing left, right foot on rock, holding trident. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Boeotia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. | Boeotia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Boeotian league |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 225 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 215 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.084.08 g <br />4,080 mg <br /> | ||
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Central Greece1BMC Central Greece, n°81-89, SNG Copenhagen 32SNG Copenhagen 3, n°81 (pl. VI, 8), Vlachogianni 20003Vlachogianni 2000, BCD Boeotia4BCD Boeotia, n°108, HGC 45HGC 4, n°1182 | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Heracles head r. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | B-A (Greek) Horseman r., nude, crowning his horse |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Macedonia (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedonia | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Antigonus II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC), Macedonian kingdom |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 277 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 239 BCE | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Gaebler 19356Gaebler 1935, 12-14, SNG Copenhagen 32SNG Copenhagen 3, n°1214-1221, HGC 3.17HGC 3.1, n° 1046-1047, Panagopoulou 20208Panagopoulou 2020, n°9.8.1 | ||
| Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: | |||
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
| RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an Antigonos Gonatas Æ" | ||
