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3755 - Panticapaeum (AE Mên/Dionysos) over Panticapaeum (Poseidon/prow) (MacDonald coll., 52)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 3755


91 BCE - 70 BCE | ΠANTIKAΠAITΩN

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 650 - Panticapaeum (AE Mên-Dionysos) over Panticapaeum.jpg
Overstruck variety
Panticapaeum Poseidon prow (overstruck).jpg [1]
Traces of the overstruck variety
650 Panticapaeum (drawing).jpg
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : Triton, V, 15 Jan. 2002, 320
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) : David MacDonald collection, 52

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Mên right, wearing laureld Phrygian cap ornemented with six-rayed star and crescent ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠANTIKAΠAITΩN (Greek) Dionysos standing left, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsus. At his feet, panther. In field, monogram
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. 91 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 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: 19.4619.46 g <br />19,460 mg <br /> DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: obol 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).: 3131 mm <br />3.1 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: MacDonald 2009, p. 71-72, n° 52 Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Anokhin 19861Anokhin 1986, n° 201., MacDonald 20052MacDonald 2005, n° 170, MacDonald 20093MacDonald 2009, p. 71-72, n° 52, SNG Pushkin I4SNG Pushkin I, n° 1198, HGC 75HGC 7, n° 109
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Poseidon ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΠANTIKAΠAITΩN (Greek) Prow l.
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 authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. : 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. 109 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 105 BCE Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. : obol Nomisma.org
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study : MacDonald 20052MacDonald 2005, n° 160, HGC 75HGC 7, n° 108
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: sure
RemarksRemarks: