3589 - Panticapaeum (AE Apollo/tripod) over Pontic type (aegis/Nike) (London, BM, 1920-2-23.13)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3589

90 BCE - 70 BCE | ΠANTIKAΠAITΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 659 - Panticapaeum (AE Apollo-thyrsos-tripod) over uncertain type.png

Overstruck variety

Location/history

Museum collectionMuseum collection:	London, British Museum, MacKenzie 1920-2-23.13
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	MacKenzie collection

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}

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: 7.707.7 g <br />7,700 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).: 2222 mm <br />2.2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:	SNG BM Black Sea, n° 939, pl. XXXV (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_1920-0223-13)	Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Anokhin 19861Anokhin 1986, n° 202., SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 939, MacDonald 20053MacDonald 2005, n° 171, HGC 74HGC 7, n° 120
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/panticapaeum.macdonald.2005.171.188

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Aegis

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Nike

Mint and issuing power

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

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Pontus

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

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. 85 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:	SNG BM Black Sea2SNG BM Black Sea, n° 1171-1190, HGC 74HGC 7, n° 242
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/amisus.waddington.1925.42

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	frequent	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	strong
RemarksRemarks: