View source for 25506 - Charax Spasinou (Apodacus) (tetradrachm Apodacus/Heracles) over Antiochus VII (Antiochus/Athena) (CNG, EA 531, Jan. 2023, 428)

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|Image overstriking coin=Apodacus_Classical_Numismatic_Group,_EA_531,_25_Jan._2023,_428.jpg
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2152326&AucID=5165&Lot=428
|Image overstruck variety=Antiochus Evergetes O.jpg
|Image reference overstruck variety=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=259634&AucID=384&Lot=1283
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Group, EA 531, 25 Jan. 2023, 428
|Obverse description=Male head right, wearing diadem. Bead-and-reel border.
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΠΟΔΑΚΟΥ
|Reverse legend language=Greek
|Reverse description=Heracles seated left on rock covered by Nemean lion skin, holding club on knee in right hand and resting left hand on rock face. In outer left, monogram. in exergue, ΘΣ (year 209).
|Mint=Charax Spasinou
|Ancient region=Characene
|Authority=Characene kingdom; Apodacus of Characene (124-103 BCE)
|Date from=104 BCE
|Date to=103 BCE
|Period=Hellenistic
|Metal=Silver
|Weight=16.14
|Diameter=32
|Axis=12
|Denomination=tetradrachm
|Standard=Attic
|Coin series reference=Alram 1986, n° 495; Nelson 2011, var.
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/characene.apodacus_characene.bmc_characene.pl.54.2
|Overstruck obverse description=Diademed head of Antiochus r.
|Overstruck reverse legend=BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ∕ ANTIOXOY/ EYEPΓETOY
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Greek
|Overstruck reverse description=Athena standing l. holding Nike and resting l. arm on shield, and holding spear with left; monograms in outer l. field
|Overstruck mint=Antioch
|Overstruck ancient region=Syria
|Overstruck authority=Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC)
|Overstruck date from=138 BCE
|Overstruck date to=129 BCE
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic
|Overstruck denomination=tetradrachm
|Overstruck standard=Attic
|Coin series reference overstruck=SC II, n° 2061.2
|Coin series web reference overstruck=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2061
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent
|Level of confidence=strong
|Remarks="Overstruck on an uncertain Hellenistic royal type" (nb: part of the legend BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ∕ ANTIOXOY and of the laurel wreath still visible on the reverse)
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