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|Sale=Triton | |Image overstriking coin=Thebes_shield_amphora_and_grape.jpg | ||
|Image reference overstriking coin=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=276825 | |||
|Sale=Classical Numismatic Groupe, Triton IX, 10 Jan. 2006, 397. | |||
|Archaeological context=Distos Hoard (CH VII, 38). | |Archaeological context=Distos Hoard (CH VII, 38). | ||
|Obverse description=Boiotian shield. | |Obverse description=Boiotian shield. | ||
|Reverse legend=Θ-E | |Reverse legend=Θ-E | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |||
|Reverse description=Amphor. In field, grape bunch. All within incuse square. | |Reverse description=Amphor. In field, grape bunch. All within incuse square. | ||
|Mint=Thebes | |Mint=Thebes | ||
|Ancient region=Boeotia | |Ancient region=Boeotia | ||
|Date from=425 | |Date from=425 BCE | ||
|Date to=400 | |Date to=400 BCE | ||
|Period=Classic | |Period=Classic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |||
|Weight=12.3 | |Weight=12.3 | ||
|Denomination= | |Denomination=stater | ||
|Standard=Aeginetic | |Standard=Aeginetic | ||
|Coin series reference= | |Coin reference=HGC 4, n°1325 | ||
|Coin series reference=Babelon 1914, n°243-50; HGC 4, n°1325 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thebes.babelon_1914.243-50 | |||
|Overstruck obverse description=Eagle flying left. | |Overstruck obverse description=Eagle flying left. | ||
|Overstruck mint=Elis | |Overstruck mint=Elis | ||
|Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus (Elis) | |Overstruck ancient region=Peloponnesus (Elis) | ||
|Overstruck period=Classical | |||
|Frequency of overstrikes=frequent | |||
|Remarks="Overstruck on an Elis-Olympia stater with eagle flying left on the obverse" | |||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 08:59, 24 April 2024
425 BCE - 400 BCE | Θ-E
Images
Overstriking coin

Thebes_shield_amphora_and_grape.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Classical Numismatic Groupe, Triton IX, 10 Jan. 2006, 397. | |
Archaeological contextArchaeological context: | Distos Hoard (CH VII, 38). |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Boiotian shield. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Θ-E (Greek) Amphor. In field, grape bunch. All within incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Thebes | Ancient regionAncient region. | Boeotia | 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. 425 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 400 BCE | Classic periodTime period of the numismatic object. |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver ![]() |
WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 12.312.3 g <br />12,300 mg <br /> | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater ![]() |
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StandardStandard.: Aeginetic |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | HGC 4, n°1325 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Babelon 19141Babelon 1914, n°243-50, HGC 42HGC 4, n°1325 |
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Eagle flying left. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Elis | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Peloponnesus (Elis) | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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.. | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | frequent | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | |
RemarksRemarks: | "Overstruck on an Elis-Olympia stater with eagle flying left on the obverse" |
References
- ^ Babelon, Ernest (1914), "Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines 2, Description historique t. 3 Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce centrale et méridionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.", E. Leroux, p.580
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2014), Handbook of Greek Coinage Series 4. Northern and Central Greece : Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Malis, Oita, Perrhaibia, Thessaly, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris and Corinthia, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, lxxi, 563 p.