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3746 - Thessalonica (Janus/centaurs) over Pella (Pan/Athena) (CNG, March 2000, 176)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3746


100 BCE - 75 BCE | ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 747 - Thessalonica over Pella.png
Overstruck variety
Pella 747.jpeg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
747 - Thessalonica (drawing).png
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Classical Numismatic Group MBS 53 (15/03/2000), lot 176.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : David MacDonald collection

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Janus, wearing laurel wreath. Above, I (value mark). Border of dots. ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ (Greek) Two centaurs rearing, facing away from one another, holding branches.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Thessalonica 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: Roman Republic, Roman province of Macedonia
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 75 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 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: 6.456.45 g <br />6,450 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: as Nomisma.org 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).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br /> StandardStandard.: Semuncial
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2000, p. 119, n° 3, pl. I, 3. Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935, p. 120-121, n° 19, SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I2SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I, n° 369-370, MacDonald 20003MacDonald 2000, p. 119, n° 3, pl. I, 3, HGC 3.14HGC 3.1, n° 741, Kourempanas 20165Kourempanas 2016, n° 17
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Pan right, pedum behind (visible: almost the entire outline of Pan's head and neck, part of pedum). ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠΕΛΛΗΣ (Greek) Athena Alkidamos advancing left. In filed, monograms (visible: most of the upper portion of Athena. Monogram).
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. :
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 148 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 31 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
StandardStandard. : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/pella_macedon.amng_iii.2.4
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : Gaebler 19351Gaebler 1935,n° III.2.4, SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I2SNG Copenhagen Macedonia I, 258.
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and concentrated Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: