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|Sale=Leu Numismatik 2 (11/05/2018), | |Image overstriking coin=SO 1184 - Antioch over uncertain mint.jpg | ||
|Sale=Leu Numismatik 2 (11/05/2018), lot 156. | |||
|Obverse description=Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. Below throne, crescent. In outer left field, IE. | |Reverse description=Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. Below throne, crescent. In outer left field, IE. | ||
|Mint=Antioch | |Mint=Antioch | ||
|Ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | |Ancient region=Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | ||
|Authority=Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC) ; | |Authority=Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC); Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC); Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC) | ||
|Date from=122 | |Date from=122 BCE | ||
|Date to=121 | |Date to=121 BCE | ||
|Period=hellenistic | |Period=hellenistic | ||
|Weight=16 | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Weight=16.52 | |||
|Diameter=32 | |Diameter=32 | ||
|Axis=12 | |Axis=12 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin series reference=SC II, n° 2262.1. | ||
|Coin series web reference=https://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.2262 | |||
|Remarks=This coin is a so-called flip-over double strike, meaning that the flan was not removed between two strikes but flipped over, which resulted in traces of the reverse legend (ΠΑΤΡ) being visible on Antiochos' chin (FdC: not – different engravings) | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 2 June 2023
122 BCE - 121 BCE | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
Images
Overstriking coin
SO 1184 - Antioch over uncertain mint.jpg
Location/history
| Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Leu Numismatik 2 (11/05/2018), lot 156. | |
Overstriking coin
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Jugate busts of Cleopatra Thea, diademed, veiled and wearing a stephane, and Antiochos VIII, diademed, to right. Border of dots. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΙΣΣΗΣ ΚΛΕΟΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek) Zeus seated left, holding Nike and scepter. Below throne, crescent. In outer left field, IE. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Antioch | Ancient regionAncient region. | Syria (Seleucis and Pieria) | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Cleopatra Thea (Seleucid queen, 150-121 BC), Seleucid Dynasty (312-63 BC), Antiochus VII Euergetes (Seleucid king, 138-129 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 122 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 121 BCE | hellenistic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
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: 16.5216.52 g <br />16,520 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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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).: 3232 mm <br />3.2 cm <br /> | |||
References
| Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SC II1SC II, n° 2262.1. | |
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Overstruck type
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Modern countryModern country: | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
References
| Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
| RemarksRemarks: | This coin is a so-called flip-over double strike, meaning that the flan was not removed between two strikes but flipped over, which resulted in traces of the reverse legend (ΠΑΤΡ) being visible on Antiochos' chin (FdC: not – different engravings) | ||
