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3563 - Pella (Perdiccas) (AE Heracles/lion) over Amyntas (Heracles/eagle) (MacDonald coll., 61)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3563


365 BCE - 359 BCE | ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 754 - Aegae or Pella over uncertain mint.jpg
Overstruck variety
753 1 Amyntas.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
754 Amyntas (drawing).jpg
Location/history
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : David MacDonald collection, n° 61

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.: ΠΕΡΔΙΚΚΑ (Greek) Lion right, breaking spear in jaws.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Pella Ancient regionAncient region. Macedon 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: Macedonian kingdom, Perdiccas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 365-360 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 365 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 359 BCE Classical 480-323 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: 3.503.5 g <br />3,500 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 11 mm <br />0.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1818 mm <br />1.8 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2009, p. 81, n° 61 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I1SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I, n° 520-521, SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 22SNG ANS 8 Macedonia 2, n° 114-117, MacDonald 20093MacDonald 2009, p. 81, n° 61, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 840
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Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Heracles right, wearing lion's skin (visible: locks of hair of lion skin). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: AMYNTA (Greek) Eagle right devouring snake (visible: head of eagle).
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Pella Ancient regionAncient region.  Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : Amyntas III of Macedon (Argead king, c. 393-370 BC), Macedonian kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 393 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 369 BCE Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Gaebler 19355Gaebler 1935, p. 160, n° 7, Westermark 19896Westermark 1989, p. 307-313, n° (A)1, Sear I7Sear I, n° 1512, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 383
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: sure
RemarksRemarks: The mint is unclear: could also be Aigai