1320 - Thasos (tetradrachm Dionysus/Heracles) over Aesillas (Alexander/fiscus, club and sella) (Nomos, 23, Nov. 2021, 57): Difference between revisions
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|Image overstruck variety=Thasos on Aesillas - Nomos,23,30 Nov. 2021,57 overstruck variety.jpg | |Image overstruck variety=Thasos on Aesillas - Nomos,23,30 Nov. 2021,57 overstruck variety.jpg | ||
|Sale=Nomos, 23, 30 Nov. 2021, 57 | |Sale=Nomos, 23, 30 Nov. 2021, 57 | ||
|Obverse description=Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath | |||
|Reverse legend=ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘAΣIΩN | |||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club; in the inner left field, monogram of SVR (the VR in ligature) | |||
|Mint=Thasos | |||
|Date from=100 | |||
|Date to=80 | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=15.75 | |||
|Diameter=31.5 | |||
|Axis=11 | |||
|Denomination=Tetradrachm | |||
|Standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference=HGC 360 | |||
|Overstruck obverse legend=MAKEΔONΩN | |||
|Overstruck obverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend=AESILLAS | |||
|Overstruck reverse legend language=Latin | |||
|Overstruck reverse description=Q Money chest, club, and chair; all within wreath | |||
|Overstruck mint=Thessalonica | |||
|Overstruck authority=Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC) | |||
|Overstruck date from=95 | |||
|Overstruck date to=65 | |||
|Overstruck period=Hellenistic | |||
|Overstruck denomination=Tetradrachm | |||
|Overstruck standard=Attic | |||
|Coin series reference overstruck=Callataÿ 1996b; Bauslaugh 2000; | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=rare and concentrated | |||
|Level of confidence=strong | |||
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Revision as of 22:25, 30 December 2021
100 - 80 | ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘAΣIΩN
Images
Overstriking coin
Thasos on Aesillas - Nomos,23,30 Nov. 2021,57.jpg [1]
Overstruck variety
Thasos on Aesillas - Nomos,23,30 Nov. 2021,57 overstruck variety.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Nomos, 23, 30 Nov. 2021, 57 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥΣ / ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ / ΘAΣIΩN (Greek) Herakles standing left, nude but for lion's skin over his shoulder and left arm, resting right hand on club, in the inner left field, monogram of SVR (the VR in ligature) |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thasos | Ancient regionAncient region. | Thrace | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 100 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 80 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 15.7515.75 g <br />15,750 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: Tetradrachm | AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br /> |
| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 31.531.5 mm <br />3.15 cm <br /> | StandardStandard.: Attic | ||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 3601HGC 360 |
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAKEΔONΩN (Greek) Head of Alexander the Great to right, with horn of Ammon over his ear | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AESILLAS (Latin) Q Money chest, club, and chair, all within wreath |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Thessalonica | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Aesillas (quaestor in the Roman province of Macedonia in c. 90 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 95 toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 65 | Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ: | Tetradrachm | StandardStandard. ᵖ: | Attic |
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Callataÿ 1996b2Callataÿ 1996b, Bauslaugh 20003Bauslaugh 2000 |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | rare and concentrated | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | strong |
| RemarksRemarks: | |||
References
- ^ HGC 360
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1996), "Les monnaies au nom d'Aesillas", in T. Hackens (ed.), Italiam Fato Profugi Hesperinaque Venerunt Litora. Numismatic Studies Dedicated to Vladimir and Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli, Numismatica Lovaniensia 12, Louvain-la-Neuve, p. 113-151.
- ^ Bauslaugh, Robert A. (2000), Silver coinage with the types of Aesillas the Quaestor, Numismatic Studies 22, New York.
